# Russia Taps Smaller Ports to Keep Up Record Wheat Export Pace - Bloomberg

> Russia has so much wheat that exporters can't ship it all through standard Black Sea loading, so traders are using small ships in the Sea of Azov to move grain to deeper water for transfer to larger vessels. The Black Sea ports have reached their capacity limit.

- Date: 2018-06-28 · published 2018-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64375-russia-taps-smaller-ports-to-keep-up-record-wheat-export-pace-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Port bottlenecks forcing costlier transshipment raise freight and FOB costs for Russian wheat, supporting world wheat prices and tightening the export supply available to feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-29 | [Russian battle to keep up grain export pace \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63885-russian-battle-to-keep-up-grain-export-pace-countryman.md) | -1.2% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-12 | [Russia Turns to Far East to Export Grain Amid Black Sea Strikes - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14083-russia-turns-to-far-east-to-export-grain-amid-black-sea-strikes-bloomberg.md) | -1.2% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-08 | [After attacking Ukraine wheat exports, Russia faces own shipping challenge \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14369-after-attacking-ukraine-wheat-exports-russia-faces-own-shipping-challenge.md) | -1.2% | -8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-25 | [Russia’s wheat exports to Egypt: Why shipping costs are rising despite lower prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18113-russia-s-wheat-exports-to-egypt-why-shipping-costs-are-rising-despite-lower.md) | +1.7% | +4.5% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- gcaptain.com: https://gcaptain.com/russia-taps-smaller-ports-ship-to-ship-transfers-to-keep-pace-with-record-wheat-exports/
- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-28/russia-taps-smaller-ports-to-keep-up-record-wheat-export-pace

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