# Logistics problems in Ukraine: $10 billion at risk

> Denys Marchuk, deputy head of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, warned that Ukrainian farmers could lose over $10 billion as more than 30 million tonnes remain unexported due to blocked Odesa ports. Attacks on Danube routes and higher freight and insurance costs are adding to the problem.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T19:41:04.079Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75715-logistics-problems-in-ukraine-10-billion-at-risk
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Export bottlenecks trapping a large harvest in the domestic market push Ukrainian prices down while raising freight and insurance costs, which affects offers to importers. The effect on world prices depends on how long the blockade lasts.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-01 | [IGC webinar looks at ways to improve grain export logistics in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38136-igc-webinar-looks-at-ways-to-improve-grain-export-logistics-in-ukraine.md) | -9.9% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-01 | [Logistics disruptions keep Ukraine wheat exports at low levels, union says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14138-logistics-disruptions-keep-ukraine-wheat-exports-at-low-levels-union-says.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-05 | [Logistic costs increasing for Ukraine's grain trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41304-logistic-costs-increasing-for-ukraine-s-grain-trade.md) | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-17 | [Logistics to pressure Ukraine crop exports, lift prices 17.11.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14529-logistics-to-pressure-ukraine-crop-exports-lift-prices-17-11-2021-ukragroconsult.md) | +1.3% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-01 | [Feedgrain Focus: Wheat, barley firm on logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48712-feedgrain-focus-wheat-barley-firm-on-logistics.md) | +1.8% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-12-01 | [IGC webinar looks at ways to improve grain export logistics in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38136-igc-webinar-looks-at-ways-to-improve-grain-export-logistics-in-ukraine.md) | -3.3% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-05-05 | [Logistic costs increasing for Ukraine's grain trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41304-logistic-costs-increasing-for-ukraine-s-grain-trade.md) | +6.2% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-12-09 | [Ukraine logistics to lift prompt corn, pressure far end 09.12.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14522-ukraine-logistics-to-lift-prompt-corn-pressure-far-end-09-12-2021-ukragroconsult.md) | -0.4% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- agroreview.com: https://agroreview.com/content/agropolitics/ukrayina-ryzykuye-otrymaty-mlrd-cherez/

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