# Russian grain exports collapse: Baltic ports cannot make up the losses

> Russian grain exports by sea fell sharply in October 2026 to 2.3 million tonnes, about one-third of the 7 million tonnes shipped a year earlier, according to the Russian Grain Union. Baltic ports gained importance, shipping about 1.56 million tonnes, while Black and Azov Sea shipments collapsed to about 130,500 tonnes. Egypt remained the largest wheat buyer at 380,000 tonnes, down from 1.5 million tonnes a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T09:13:08.372Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81540-russian-grain-exports-collapse-baltic-ports-cannot-make-up-the-losses
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The loss of Black Sea routes removes a large share of Russian wheat supply from the market, and Baltic rerouting only partly offsets it, supporting wheat prices and feed grain availability.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-25 | [Russian Grain Exports Slowed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62870-russian-grain-exports-slowed.md) | +1.8% | +8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-27 | [Feed Grains: Russian barley exports rising \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68025-feed-grains-russian-barley-exports-rising-the-western-producer.md) | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-24 | [Lower Russian grain exports could spell trouble for geared bulkers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26251-lower-russian-grain-exports-could-spell-trouble-for-geared-bulkers.md) | -1.3% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-03 | [Grain export from Russia has lowered for the last week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70863-grain-export-from-russia-has-lowered-for-the-last-week.md) | -2.1% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-09 | [Russian Grain Exports Increase 26% from Last Year - Russia Business Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62392-russian-grain-exports-increase-26-from-last-year-russia-business-today.md) | +8.3% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2023-07-21 | [Kevin Hazel, a Partner at Marsoft, gives the latest Marsoft comment on Ukrainian Grain Exports \| Marsoft News \| Marsoft](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35236-kevin-hazel-a-partner-at-marsoft-gives-the-latest-marsoft-comment-on-ukrainian.md) | +9.5% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2021-01-20 | [Ukrainian seaports cut grain export by more than 6 mln tonnes in 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48981-ukrainian-seaports-cut-grain-export-by-more-than-6-mln-tonnes-in-2020.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2018-08-21 | [Ukrainian seaports reduced grain exports by 86% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63388-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-exports-by-86-latifundist-com.md) | -2.5% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- topagrar.com: https://www.topagrar.com/markt/news/russische-getreideexporte-brechen-ein-20030850.html

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