# Logistics slows down EU wheat exports and pushes prices

> Logistics bottlenecks are slowing EU wheat exports, which is holding back the drain on ample domestic supply and pushing EU wheat prices down. The article says only increased export flow could lift prices.

- Date: 2017-11-24 · published 2017-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67887-logistics-slows-down-eu-wheat-exports-and-pushes-prices
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Slow port and logistics flow keeps EU wheat supplies heavy in the domestic market, which pressures wheat prices and makes EU feed wheat competitive for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-31 | [Kazakhstan speeds up grain exports ahead of logistics surge, lowering prices for importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17990-kazakhstan-speeds-up-grain-exports-ahead-of-logistics-surge-lowering-prices-for.md) | +2.2% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-30 | [Ukraine. Logistics 2024/25 – Greater Odessa ports handling more and more grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14277-ukraine-logistics-2024-25-greater-odessa-ports-handling-more-and-more-grain.md) | +4.1% | +14.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-07 | [Slow US demand puts the brakes on wheat - Mecardo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5089-slow-us-demand-puts-the-brakes-on-wheat-mecardo.md) | -13.9% | -16.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-20 | [Demand prices for wheat and barley in Ukraine remain very low 20.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40558-demand-prices-for-wheat-and-barley-in-ukraine-remain-very-low-20-07-2022.md) | -10.6% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-28 | [Grain exports up thanks to military providing Ukraine with its own logistical sea route - UCAB \| УНН](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14293-grain-exports-up-thanks-to-military-providing-ukraine-with-its-own-logistical.md) | -2.2% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/grains/news/press-review-logistics-slows-down-eu-wheat-exports-and-pushes-prices-down-2017

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