# Putin promised to “deal with” grain prices. Here’s what’s wrong with them

> President Vladimir Putin said authorities would address low grain procurement prices after Tatarstan’s head, Rustam Minnikhanov, cited a good harvest but raised concerns about prices. The article attributes falling prices in southern Russia to closed Azov-Black Sea ports, which have restricted farmers’ access to export markets and left wheat prices below production costs in some areas.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T13:38:25.603Z
- Category: logistics · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89588-putin-promised-to-deal-with-grain-prices-here-s-what-s-wrong-with-them
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Disrupted port logistics constrain export demand and leave more grain in the domestic market, weighing on farmgate wheat prices; any reopening or effective government intervention could ease that pressure.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-08 | [Insight: Even with U.N. deal, Ukraine faces long haul to shift grain mountain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14457-insight-even-with-u-n-deal-ukraine-faces-long-haul-to-shift-grain-mountain.md) | -0.1% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-28 | [Wheat prices fell in anticipation of the departure of grain ships from Ukrainian ports 28.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40531-wheat-prices-fell-in-anticipation-of-the-departure-of-grain-ships-from.md) | +4.6% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-23 | [Logistics putting on the pressure  — this week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56109-logistics-putting-on-the-pressure-this-week-in-the-grain-markets-realagriculture.md) | +1.0% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-17 | [Three more ships leave Ukrainian ports under U.N.-brokered grain deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40151-three-more-ships-leave-ukrainian-ports-under-u-n-brokered-grain-deal.md) | -10.0% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-28 | [Grain exports up thanks to military providing Ukraine with its own logistical sea route - UCAB \| УНН](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14293-grain-exports-up-thanks-to-military-providing-ukraine-with-its-own-logistical.md) | -2.2% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- fontanka.ru: https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/11/09/76753951/

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