# Taras Vysotskyi: Greater Odesa ports may not reopen until July 2027. What it means for farmers

> Ukraine's agriculture minister Taras Vysotskyi said the ministry is working on a scenario in which full access to Greater Odesa's Black Sea ports does not return before July 1, 2027, the start of the new marketing year. The ministry is also modelling longer restrictions but hopes they will not materialise. He urged farmers to sell where sales avoid losses, as most sales are currently unprofitable, and noted that port infrastructure currently handles only 6-7 million tonnes of exports a month even after reopening.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T15:11:54.176Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95709-taras-vysotskyi-greater-odesa-ports-may-not-reopen-until-july-2027-what-it
- 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

A prolonged blockade removes a major Black Sea export route, keeping Ukrainian wheat and corn off world markets and supporting prices for corn, wheat and feed grains while shifting demand toward other origins.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-28 | [Grain Market Report 28th July - Irish Farmers' Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12888-grain-market-report-28th-july-irish-farmers-association.md) | -0.1% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-27 | [Ukraine grain deal under threat: What does it mean for the Middle East and Africa? \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36308-ukraine-grain-deal-under-threat-what-does-it-mean-for-the-middle-east-and.md) | +1.1% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-24 | [After the Bell \| July 24, 2023 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11935-after-the-bell-july-24-2023-pro-farmer.md) | -0.4% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-17 | [Russia-Ukraine grain deal: What does it mean for global food prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35104-russia-ukraine-grain-deal-what-does-it-mean-for-global-food-prices.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-25 | [UK wheat prices rise sharply in volatile market - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6309-uk-wheat-prices-rise-sharply-in-volatile-market-farmers-weekly.md) | +9.4% | +23.7% |
| CORN | 2023-07-28 | [Grain Market Report 28th July - Irish Farmers' Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12888-grain-market-report-28th-july-irish-farmers-association.md) | -13.3% | -14.1% |
| CORN | 2023-04-27 | [Ukraine grain deal under threat: What does it mean for the Middle East and Africa? \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36308-ukraine-grain-deal-under-threat-what-does-it-mean-for-the-middle-east-and.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-07-24 | [After the Bell \| July 24, 2023 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11935-after-the-bell-july-24-2023-pro-farmer.md) | +9.3% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- forbes.ua: https://forbes.ua/news/minagro-gotujetsia-do-scenariiu-obmezennia-eksportu-cerez-corne-more-do-lipnia-2027-roku-12112026-43725

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