# Russia reorients wheat exports toward flour due to Black Sea logistics problems

> Russian exporters are increasingly considering flour exports as an alternative to wheat shipments amid restrictions on Black Sea ports and southern transport routes. The Union of Millers and Groats Producers forecasts flour exports could reach 1.5 million tonnes this season, versus 529 thousand tonnes last season. China has raised its flour purchases from Russia by 70% this season, with significant volumes also going to Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T07:37:38.888Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95199-russia-reorients-wheat-exports-toward-flour-due-to-black-sea-logistics-problems
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Flour needs less port and rail capacity per tonne of grain than wheat and falls outside grain export quotas and duties, so it lets Russia move more value through constrained logistics. This partly offsets lost wheat volumes, though it keeps some grain demand in the market and only modestly eases the pressure on wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-08-30 | [Reliable Logistics: Barges Move U.S. Wheat Efficiently](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12854-reliable-logistics-barges-move-u-s-wheat-efficiently.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-08 | [Russian deep sea ports set to raise fees amid bumper crop estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50979-russian-deep-sea-ports-set-to-raise-fees-amid-bumper-crop-estimates.md) | +0.4% | +7.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-03 | [Sudan running out of essential medicine, fuel and wheat due to port blockade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44462-sudan-running-out-of-essential-medicine-fuel-and-wheat-due-to-port-blockade.md) | +4.2% | +7.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-25 | [Lack of exports drags down KC spot wheat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28351-lack-of-exports-drags-down-kc-spot-wheat-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/ru/news/rf-pereorientiruet-eksport-psheniczy-na-muku-iz-za-problem-s-chernomorskoj-logistikoj/

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