# Grain Leaves Russia via New Routes: Baltic Shipments Up Nearly 10-Fold

> Russian grain exports through seaports fell to 11.2 million tonnes in July-October 2026 from 24.2 million a year earlier, according to the Russian Grain Union. Wheat seaborne shipments dropped to 7.8 million tonnes from 18.8 million, while Baltic-route volumes rose sharply. Egypt remained the largest buyer of Russian wheat, but shipments to Turkey fell sharply.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T13:37:39.964Z
- Category: logistics · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81867-grain-leaves-russia-via-new-routes-baltic-shipments-up-nearly-10-fold
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in Black Sea and Azov wheat flows tightens available export supply and supports world wheat prices, while rerouting through the Baltic raises logistics costs and changes buyer mix for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-09 | [As Black Sea routes stall, Russian Baltic ports ramp up grain capacity by 170 per cent \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14079-as-black-sea-routes-stall-russian-baltic-ports-ramp-up-grain-capacity-by-170.md) | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-12 | [Global Grain Shipments Surge 15% in Early 2026, Boosting Panamax Freight Rates - India Seatrade News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20812-global-grain-shipments-surge-15-in-early-2026-boosting-panamax-freight-rates.md) | +1.1% | +4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-23 | [Even an elevenfold increase in Baltic port shipments fails to offset Russia’s loss of Black Sea export capacity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14077-even-an-elevenfold-increase-in-baltic-port-shipments-fails-to-offset-russia-s.md) | -0.6% | — |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-31 | [Russian grain exports shift to Baltic as Black Sea trade disrupted \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14089-russian-grain-exports-shift-to-baltic-as-black-sea-trade-disrupted-reuters.md) | +2.4% | +6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-15 | [Grain transshipment at Russian ports fell by more than 50% in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14208-grain-transshipment-at-russian-ports-fell-by-more-than-50-in-2025.md) | -3.9% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2026-10-23 | [Even an elevenfold increase in Baltic port shipments fails to offset Russia’s loss of Black Sea export capacity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14077-even-an-elevenfold-increase-in-baltic-port-shipments-fails-to-offset-russia-s.md) | -0.6% | — |
| CORN | 2021-04-22 | [Neopanamax Locks Have Expanded Shipping Routes \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47487-neopanamax-locks-have-expanded-shipping-routes-feed-and-grain.md) | +11.6% | +9.8% |
| CORN | 2018-02-23 | [Flooding cripples grain barge shipments on U.S. Midwest rivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66386-flooding-cripples-grain-barge-shipments-on-u-s-midwest-rivers.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- agrotime.info: https://agrotime.info/zerno-uhodit-iz-rossii-po-novym-marshrutam-baltika-narastila-otgruzki-pochti-v-10-raz/

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