# Ukraine grain trader says too risky to rely on Black Sea ports | Air Freight News

> Nibulon, a major Ukrainian grain trader, plans to keep exporting large volumes via the costlier Danube river routes as a backup to the Black Sea ports. Its CEO says the alternative routes deter Russian strikes on Odesa. Black Sea ports are again shipping large volumes after repeated Russian attacks.

- Date: 2024-08-16 · published 2024-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14279-ukraine-grain-trader-says-too-risky-to-rely-on-black-sea-ports-air-freight-news
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Diversified export routes keep Ukrainian grain flowing and cap supply disruption risk, which limits upside pressure on prices. Higher river costs raise export margins for traders.

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- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- airfreight.news: https://airfreight.news/articles/full/ukraine-grain-trader-says-too-risky-to-rely-on-black-sea-ports

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