# New Routes Fail to Deliver Previous Volumes of Grain Exports

> Russian grain exports are being redistributed to the Caspian, Baltic, Far East and overland routes after southern ports were restricted. None of these alternatives can replace the Azov-Black Sea basin, which previously handled 70-90% of Russian grain exports and about 60% of vegetable oil exports. Rerouting is raising freight costs, straining infrastructure and delaying shipments, with Astrakhan port congestion cited.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T03:11:45.597Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79066-new-routes-fail-to-deliver-previous-volumes-of-grain-exports
- 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), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower effective Russian export capacity tightens global wheat, corn and sunflower-related supply and lifts freight costs, supporting feed grain and meal prices. Logistical bottlenecks mean the export shortfall is unlikely to be fully offset quickly.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-12 | [Protests block grain deliveries to west coast terminals \| farmnewsNOW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54608-protests-block-grain-deliveries-to-west-coast-terminals-farmnewsnow.md) | +5.5% | +10.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-29 | [Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14024-argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-and.md) | -8.7% | -16.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-03 | [CN Rail faces grain export backlog of 10,000 carloads -CEO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54138-cn-rail-faces-grain-export-backlog-of-10-000-carloads-ceo.md) | +6.1% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-16 | [French rail strike squeezes grain exporters – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65534-french-rail-strike-squeezes-grain-exporters-customs-today-newspaper.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [Russia’s grain exports fell 38% in July due to port attacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12809-russia-s-grain-exports-fell-38-in-july-due-to-port-attacks.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2022-06-29 | [Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14024-argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-and.md) | +1.2% | -16.3% |
| CORN | 2019-07-01 | [Ukraine: in the fourth week of June, the seaports decreased grain shipment volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57944-ukraine-in-the-fourth-week-of-june-the-seaports-decreased-grain-shipment-volumes.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2022-03-03 | [Ocean rate spike could steer exports to US \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12925-ocean-rate-spike-could-steer-exports-to-us-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- sdexpert.ru: https://sdexpert.ru/news/project/novye-marshruty-ne-obespechivayut-prezhnie-obemy-zernovogo-eksporta/

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