# Logistic costs increasing for Ukraine's grain trade

> Ukrainian grain exports now face sharply higher logistics costs after Russia blocked the Black Sea deep-water ports. Trucking from central Ukraine to Reni or Izmail is about $65 per tonne, roughly double the pre-war rate, and exporters are shifting to shallow-water ports, rail, and EU border routes.

- Date: 2022-05-05 · published 2022-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41304-logistic-costs-increasing-for-ukraine-s-grain-trade
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher logistics costs cut Ukrainian export competitiveness and push up the landed price of Black Sea grain, supporting world wheat and corn prices and sustaining demand for alternative feed supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-17 | [Russian Strikes Create ‘Extreme Uncertainty’ for Ukraine’s Grain Exporters, Doubling Logistics Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20201-russian-strikes-create-extreme-uncertainty-for-ukraine-s-grain-exporters.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-09 | [Drastic freight rate fall in Ukraine's deep sea ports brings no relief for grain trade - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38130-drastic-freight-rate-fall-in-ukraine-s-deep-sea-ports-brings-no-relief-for.md) | +10.3% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-28 | [War in Ukraine raises global shipping costs, stifles trade \| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40842-war-in-ukraine-raises-global-shipping-costs-stifles-trade-un-trade-and.md) | -7.7% | -16.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-01 | [IGC webinar looks at ways to improve grain export logistics in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38136-igc-webinar-looks-at-ways-to-improve-grain-export-logistics-in-ukraine.md) | -9.9% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-03 | [Ukrainian grain exporters incur the highest costs in ports — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67885-ukrainian-grain-exporters-incur-the-highest-costs-in-ports-latifundist-com.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-17 | [Russian Strikes Create ‘Extreme Uncertainty’ for Ukraine’s Grain Exporters, Doubling Logistics Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20201-russian-strikes-create-extreme-uncertainty-for-ukraine-s-grain-exporters.md) | +1.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-12-09 | [Drastic freight rate fall in Ukraine's deep sea ports brings no relief for grain trade - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38130-drastic-freight-rate-fall-in-ukraine-s-deep-sea-ports-brings-no-relief-for.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-28 | [War in Ukraine raises global shipping costs, stifles trade \| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40842-war-in-ukraine-raises-global-shipping-costs-stifles-trade-un-trade-and.md) | +4.0% | -16.7% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/logistic-costs-on-ukraines-grain-trade/

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