# How Russian grain transit through Latvia undermines Ukraine's efforts in the Black Sea

> Russian grain traffic through Latvian ports, including Liepaja, has reached a peak as Russia's southern port exports collapsed. Russia could not export over 10 million tons of grain through its own ports in the first four months of the 2026/27 season, and October exports via Azov-Black Sea ports fell threefold year on year to 2.3 million tons. Flows through Latvian and Lithuanian ports are rising.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T06:12:00.741Z
- Category: logistics · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95024-how-russian-grain-transit-through-latvia-undermines-ukraine-s-efforts-in-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rerouting Russian grain through the Baltics keeps some volumes in world markets, limiting the supply tightening from Black Sea disruption and tempering upward price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-02 | [Kazakhstan has a significant potential for increasing of grain exports through the Black Sea ports – expert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65359-kazakhstan-has-a-significant-potential-for-increasing-of-grain-exports-through.md) | +1.6% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-06 | [Black Sea deep-water ports export almost 50% of Russian grains - expert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67828-black-sea-deep-water-ports-export-almost-50-of-russian-grains-expert.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-03 | [Grain export from the sea ports of Ukraine amounted to 506k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68323-grain-export-from-the-sea-ports-of-ukraine-amounted-to-506k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +4.7% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-26 | [Russia's grain exports: A look at main terminals and planned expansions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14267-russia-s-grain-exports-a-look-at-main-terminals-and-planned-expansions.md) | +1.0% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-01 | [Grain trades drive Black Sea ports ‣ WorldCargo News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70859-grain-trades-drive-black-sea-ports-worldcargo-news.md) | +2.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- mind.ua: https://mind.ua/publications/20312140-yak-tranzit-rosijskogo-zerna-cherez-latviyu-poslablyue-zusillya-ukrayini-na-chornomu-mori

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