# Freight Cost for Corn from Ukraine's Danube Ports to Egypt Rises to $120/t

> The cost of shipping 6,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine's Danube ports to Egypt rose by $10/t over the past week to about $120/t, according to Atria Brokers freight estimates. Long queues at the Sulina channel and Black Sea war risks continue to limit the number of vessels willing to work the route. Barge rates are also rising on strong demand, tight tonnage and draft restrictions on the Danube.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T07:38:15.095Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77292-freight-cost-for-corn-from-ukraine-s-danube-ports-to-egypt-rises-to-120-t
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher freight adds to the landed cost of Ukrainian corn in Egypt, narrowing its margin against alternative origins and supporting Black Sea freight costs. Tight vessel supply and draft limits point to firm logistics costs for grain exporters in the region.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-27 | [Grain freight rates from Ukrainian Danube ports to Egypt rise by $10/t in one week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17247-grain-freight-rates-from-ukrainian-danube-ports-to-egypt-rise-by-10-t-in-one.md) | +0.0% | — |
| CORN | 2017-10-31 | [Turkey reels in Ukrainian corn on rising freight costs from Russia – media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68318-turkey-reels-in-ukrainian-corn-on-rising-freight-costs-from-russia-media.md) | -3.7% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-06-27 | [Ukraine must be ready to export mostly via Danube ports, sea ports authority says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14382-ukraine-must-be-ready-to-export-mostly-via-danube-ports-sea-ports-authority-says.md) | -7.9% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2026-09-15 | [Danube delays triple Ukraine-to-Egypt grain transit times, shippers say \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16768-danube-delays-triple-ukraine-to-egypt-grain-transit-times-shippers-say-world.md) | +1.2% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2024-10-23 | [Freight rates for grain transportation continue to rise \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28066-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-continue-to-rise-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/novosti/71567-perevezennya-kukurudzi-z-dunajskih-portiv-ukrayini-do-yegiptu-podorozhchalo-do-120-t
- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/corn-freight-rates-from-ukrainian-danube-ports-to-egypt-rise-to-120-t/
- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/news/fraht-kukurudzy-z-dunajsykyh-portiv-ukrayiny-do-yegyptu-podorozhchav-do-120-t/

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