# Louis Dreyfus to open Russian grain terminal | Dry Bulk

> Louis Dreyfus is opening a grain export terminal at the Russian Black Sea port of Azov, near the mouth of the Don River. The facility will have 50,000 tonnes of silo capacity and serve vessels up to 5,000 tonnes, and it is the company's second Russian terminal announcement in recent months.

- Date: 2016-12-12 · published 2016-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73348-louis-dreyfus-to-open-russian-grain-terminal-dry-bulk
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Added export handling capacity at a Russian Black Sea port eases logistics bottlenecks, which could help Russian grain reach buyers more readily and modestly add to export competition.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-15 | [Vancouver’s New Grain Terminal Bets on Asian Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52092-vancouver-s-new-grain-terminal-bets-on-asian-markets.md) | +0.6% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-26 | [Russia's grain exports: A look at main terminals and planned expansions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14267-russia-s-grain-exports-a-look-at-main-terminals-and-planned-expansions.md) | +1.0% | -6.2% |
| 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 | 2021-09-08 | [KSK Grain Terminal increases grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44923-ksk-grain-terminal-increases-grain-exports.md) | +2.2% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-21 | [G3 to proceed with port grain terminal at Vancouver - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73438-g3-to-proceed-with-port-grain-terminal-at-vancouver-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -0.1% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- drybulkmagazine.com: https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/ports-terminals/12122016/louis-dreyfus-to-open-russian-grain-terminal/

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