# Russian battle to keep up grain export pace | Countryman

> Russia's record 135 million tonne grain harvest has strained its three main deep-water ports. Traders are using ship-to-ship transfers in the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait, and Novorossiysk has moved to a 24-hour shipping schedule. About 20 percent of Russian grain terminals used such transfers last year.

- Date: 2018-07-29 · published 2018-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63885-russian-battle-to-keep-up-grain-export-pace-countryman
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Port bottlenecks raise logistics costs and can slow Russian wheat loadings, which tightens near-term export supply and supports Black Sea wheat FOB prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-28 | [Russia Taps Smaller Ports to Keep Up Record Wheat Export Pace - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64375-russia-taps-smaller-ports-to-keep-up-record-wheat-export-pace-bloomberg.md) | -4.2% | +0.8% |
| 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 | 2026-08-04 | [EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine turns to alternative grain export routes, counts losses as Russia blocks ports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14091-exclusive-ukraine-turns-to-alternative-grain-export-routes-counts-losses-as.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% |

## Sources

- countryman.com.au: https://www.countryman.com.au/countryman/grain/russian-battle-to-keep-up-grain-export-pace-ng-b88904590z

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