# Russian weekly wheat shipments more than double to 523,472 tonnes as Baltic exports surge - Fastmarkets

> Russian milling wheat shipments more than doubled to 523,472 tonnes in the week ending October 30, up from 236,853 tonnes the prior week, according to Fastmarkets shipping data. Baltic ports handled 85.4% of the volume, led by Ust-Luga, with Nigeria, Kenya and Venezuela the largest specified destinations.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T12:11:11.684Z
- Category: trade · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75405-russian-weekly-wheat-shipments-more-than-double-to-523-472-tonnes-as-baltic
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp rebound in Russian export flows from the Baltic adds supply to world wheat markets and offsets some Black Sea disruption, which is mildly bearish for wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-20 | [Wheat price held hostage to pace of Russian exports - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62094-wheat-price-held-hostage-to-pace-of-russian-exports-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-16 | [Russian grain shipments grow as seaborne trade dominates exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14143-russian-grain-shipments-grow-as-seaborne-trade-dominates-exports.md) | -0.5% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-07 | [Wheat prices touch 14-month low on surging Russian exports - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6645-wheat-prices-touch-14-month-low-on-surging-russian-exports-nikkei-asia.md) | +10.0% | +8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-09 | [Russia posts record wheat exports for 2023-24, plus structural changes for importers and exporters - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14286-russia-posts-record-wheat-exports-for-2023-24-plus-structural-changes-for.md) | -4.0% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-23 | [Russia’s wheat exports from Black Sea ports fall to 460kt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14174-russia-s-wheat-exports-from-black-sea-ports-fall-to-460kt.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-11-20 | [Wheat price held hostage to pace of Russian exports - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62094-wheat-price-held-hostage-to-pace-of-russian-exports-farmers-weekly.md) | -3.3% | +7.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-01-16 | [Russian grain shipments grow as seaborne trade dominates exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14143-russian-grain-shipments-grow-as-seaborne-trade-dominates-exports.md) | +4.5% | +4.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-12-07 | [Wheat prices touch 14-month low on surging Russian exports - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6645-wheat-prices-touch-14-month-low-on-surging-russian-exports-nikkei-asia.md) | +4.4% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/russian-weekly-wheat-shipments-more-than-double-to-523472-tonnes-as-baltic-exports-surge/

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