# Grain exports likely disrupted in a Russian, Ukraine conflict, analyst says

> An analyst argues that Russia's buildup of over 100,000 troops along Ukraine's border may signal a real invasion rather than a bluff. Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower products, and an invasion could disrupt those exports. Energy supply to Western Europe is also flagged as a risk.

- Date: 2022-01-31 · published 2022-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14517-grain-exports-likely-disrupted-in-a-russian-ukraine-conflict-analyst-says
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A possible invasion threatens major grain and oilseed export flows from the Black Sea, which would support wheat, corn and sunflower meal prices and push feed costs higher.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-17 | [Ukraine's grain exports curbed as Russian strikes shut terminals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14151-ukraine-s-grain-exports-curbed-as-russian-strikes-shut-terminals.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-18 | [Ukraine says vital Black Sea crop exports remain disrupted \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36306-ukraine-says-vital-black-sea-crop-exports-remain-disrupted-air-freight-news.md) | -8.5% | -9.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-08 | [Ukraine Grain Exports Drop 16% in December as Russian Strikes Hit Ports - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14144-ukraine-grain-exports-drop-16-in-december-as-russian-strikes-hit-ports-bloomberg.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-26 | [Black Sea Grain Export Disruptions Won't Be Easy to Replace, Analyst Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42751-black-sea-grain-export-disruptions-won-t-be-easy-to-replace-analyst-says.md) | +12.1% | +26.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Export issues ahead as Russia invades Ukraine: Analyst’s insight \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6308-export-issues-ahead-as-russia-invades-ukraine-analyst-s-insight-ahdb.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [Ukraine's grain exports curbed as Russian strikes shut terminals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14151-ukraine-s-grain-exports-curbed-as-russian-strikes-shut-terminals.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-18 | [Ukraine says vital Black Sea crop exports remain disrupted \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36306-ukraine-says-vital-black-sea-crop-exports-remain-disrupted-air-freight-news.md) | -0.4% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2026-01-08 | [Ukraine Grain Exports Drop 16% in December as Russian Strikes Hit Ports - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14144-ukraine-grain-exports-drop-16-in-december-as-russian-strikes-hit-ports-bloomberg.md) | -3.4% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/markets/analysis/crops/grain-exports-likely-disrupted-in-a-russian-ukraine-conflict-analyst-says

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