# Russian deep sea ports set to raise fees amid bumper crop estimates

> Russian Black Sea terminals in Novorossiysk plan to raise grain handling fees by US$3/tonne from October 1, about 20% above current rates. Russia planted its largest wheat area this year, and IKAR forecasts production of 82 million tonnes.

- Date: 2020-09-08 · published 2020-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50979-russian-deep-sea-ports-set-to-raise-fees-amid-bumper-crop-estimates
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A bumper Russian crop and higher port costs add to export supply and raise the delivered cost of Black Sea wheat, with mixed net price effects.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-06 | [Black Sea deep-water ports export almost 50% of Russian grains - expert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67828-black-sea-deep-water-ports-export-almost-50-of-russian-grains-expert.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-02 | [Sharp Rise in Azov-Black Sea Freight Rates Amid Export Duty Adjustments \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14172-sharp-rise-in-azov-black-sea-freight-rates-amid-export-duty-adjustments-tridge.md) | +0.5% | +6.5% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-07 | [CP Rail says October grain shipments set record, proves it can move bumper crop \| iNFOnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73858-cp-rail-says-october-grain-shipments-set-record-proves-it-can-move-bumper-crop.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-12 | [Reuters: US trader Bunge to focus Russian grain operations on Azov Sea - Jul. 12, 2017 \| KyivPost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69817-reuters-us-trader-bunge-to-focus-russian-grain-operations-on-azov-sea-jul-12.md) | -2.2% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-26 | [Focus: Russia expands Baltic ports as it eyes new grain markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14268-focus-russia-expands-baltic-ports-as-it-eyes-new-grain-markets.md) | +1.0% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- ofimagazine.com: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/russian-deep-sea-ports-set-to-raise-fees-amid-bumper-crop-estimates

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.