# Russian Wheat Exports Fall 38% as Arctic Port Loads Grain

> Russian exporters began loading wheat for a 29,500-tonne Arctic shipment via Murmansk as Black Sea attacks disrupted trade. Russian wheat exports fell 38% year on year from July to September, and freight rates on some Black Sea routes more than doubled since mid-July.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:09:22.767Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29557-russian-wheat-exports-fall-38-as-arctic-port-loads-grain
- 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

Reduced Russian wheat flows and costlier rerouting tighten global wheat supply and support prices, while higher freight raises delivered feed costs for importers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [Russia’s grain exports fell 38% in July due to port attacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12809-russia-s-grain-exports-fell-38-in-july-due-to-port-attacks.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-22 | [Russian grain exports collapse fourfold as Black Sea ports stall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14076-russian-grain-exports-collapse-fourfold-as-black-sea-ports-stall.md) | -0.7% | — |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-19 | [Ships Queue at Russian Grain Port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14183-ships-queue-at-russian-grain-port.md) | -1.7% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-31 | [Russian grain exports shift to Baltic as Black Sea trade disrupted \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14089-russian-grain-exports-shift-to-baltic-as-black-sea-trade-disrupted-reuters.md) | +2.4% | +6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-15 | [Grain transshipment at Russian ports fell by more than 50% in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14208-grain-transshipment-at-russian-ports-fell-by-more-than-50-in-2025.md) | -3.9% | -3.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-08-31 | [Russian grain exports shift to Baltic as Black Sea trade disrupted \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14089-russian-grain-exports-shift-to-baltic-as-black-sea-trade-disrupted-reuters.md) | -4.1% | -6.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-07-29 | [Russia grain export forecast cut as Azov navigation remains closed - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14100-russia-grain-export-forecast-cut-as-azov-navigation-remains-closed-the-sizov.md) | -2.5% | +4.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-03-09 | [Explainer: India's wheat exports surge as world prices soar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42246-explainer-india-s-wheat-exports-surge-as-world-prices-soar-reuters.md) | -2.4% | -8.7% |

## Sources

- photonews.com.pk: https://photonews.com.pk/russian-wheat-exports-fall-38-as-arctic-port-loads-grain/

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