# Black Sea shipping disruption pushes Turkish feed prices back to May levels | Feed Planet Magazine

> Escalating attacks on Black Sea ports and vessels have stalled grain trade, pushing Turkish feed prices back to May levels. Türkiye sources 98% of its imported wheat, 97% of sunflower meal and 86% of corn from Russia and Ukraine. Turkish officials call for a second grain corridor and eased export rules.

- Date: 2026-09-08 · published 2026-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Turkey · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17590-black-sea-shipping-disruption-pushes-turkish-feed-prices-back-to-may-levels
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Stranded cargoes and higher war-risk insurance and freight raise delivered costs for Turkish feed millers, supporting prices for the affected feed grains and meals.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-23 | [What made the Black Sea a "leader" of freight rates decline? – BPG Shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38132-what-made-the-black-sea-a-leader-of-freight-rates-decline-bpg-shipping.md) | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-10-24 | [Freight rates in the Azov-Black Sea region are increasing \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39033-freight-rates-in-the-azov-black-sea-region-are-increasing-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -1.1% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-07-29 | [Freight rates in the Azov-Black Sea region are increasing \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34952-freight-rates-in-the-azov-black-sea-region-are-increasing-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -11.7% | -13.2% |
| CORN | 2026-06-29 | [Black Sea freight strengthens ahead of grain season \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16851-black-sea-freight-strengthens-ahead-of-grain-season-ukrainian-and-world.md) | +2.8% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-16 | [Black Sea Disruptions: Why Large Crops Aren't Reaching Grain and Oilseed Buyers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14080-black-sea-disruptions-why-large-crops-aren-t-reaching-grain-and-oilseed-buyers.md) | -1.2% | — |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-30 | [Black Sea disruption shifts grain trade focus from price to reliable delivery \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17676-black-sea-disruption-shifts-grain-trade-focus-from-price-to-reliable-delivery.md) | -2.5% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-02 | [Weekly highlights - What the Red Sea shipping disruptions mean for grain prices - Graintab](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31561-weekly-highlights-what-the-red-sea-shipping-disruptions-mean-for-grain-prices.md) | -1.6% | -8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-23 | [What made the Black Sea a "leader" of freight rates decline? – BPG Shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38132-what-made-the-black-sea-a-leader-of-freight-rates-decline-bpg-shipping.md) | +0.7% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- feedplanetmagazine.com: https://feedplanetmagazine.com/blog/black-sea-shipping-disruption-pushes-turkish-feed-prices-back-to-may-levels-5512

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