# Russia's grain exports: A look at main terminals and planned expansions

> Around 90% of Russia's seaborne grain exports, totalling 62.4 million tons in the 2023/24 season, were routed through southern Black Sea ports. Russia is boosting loading capacity in other regions as exports surge.

- Date: 2024-09-26 · published 2024-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14267-russia-s-grain-exports-a-look-at-main-terminals-and-planned-expansions
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy concentration of Russian exports in the Black Sea keeps shipping and insurance risk elevated, and new Baltic capacity could gradually diversify supply routes, a longer-term factor for wheat export pricing.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral
- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-18 | [North Vancouver grain terminals export at record levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69436-north-vancouver-grain-terminals-export-at-record-levels.md) | -3.4% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-05 | [United Grain and ILWU Reach Labor Deal at Major Pacific Northwest Grain Export Terminal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41435-united-grain-and-ilwu-reach-labor-deal-at-major-pacific-northwest-grain-export.md) | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-08 | [KSK Grain Terminal increases grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44923-ksk-grain-terminal-increases-grain-exports.md) | +2.2% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-26 | [Focus: Russia expands Baltic ports as it eyes new grain markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14268-focus-russia-expands-baltic-ports-as-it-eyes-new-grain-markets.md) | +1.0% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-12 | [Louis Dreyfus to open Russian grain terminal \| Dry Bulk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73348-louis-dreyfus-to-open-russian-grain-terminal-dry-bulk.md) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-07-07 | [STB backs CPKC in grain export dispute with Union Pacific - Trains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23750-stb-backs-cpkc-in-grain-export-dispute-with-union-pacific-trains.md) | -2.7% | +0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Winter wheat moving again to Gulf Coast export facilities \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68948-winter-wheat-moving-again-to-gulf-coast-export-facilities-ap-news.md) | +8.1% | +5.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-11-10 | [Sen. Cramer: Rail Companies Issue Status Reports on Grain Car Backlog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33190-sen-cramer-rail-companies-issue-status-reports-on-grain-car-backlog.md) | -3.1% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/russias-seaborne-grain-exports-look-main-terminals-planned-expansions-2024-09-26/

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