# Russia Turns To Giant Plastic Bags To Store Unexported Grain

> Russian farmers are storing grain in large plastic silo bags as traditional silos fall short, with up to one-third of the country's grain exports potentially stored this way. Russian grain exports have fallen about a third of normal volume since early July due to attacks on Black Sea ports and vessels. IKAR estimates up to 20 million tonnes of excess unexported grain will need storage until a deal restores exports.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:17:44.638Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96739-russia-turns-to-giant-plastic-bags-to-store-unexported-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stranded Russian grain builds domestic stocks that are held back from world markets, a bearish factor for wheat and corn prices in importing regions, though storage risks and an eventual release could add future supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-28 | [Extra port capacity to boost Russia's grain exports \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67830-extra-port-capacity-to-boost-russia-s-grain-exports-agrifish-post-online-media.md) | +3.7% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-01 | [Russian Railways gives a discount on grain transportation to ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47995-russian-railways-gives-a-discount-on-grain-transportation-to-ports.md) | +1.8% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-13 | [Ukraine on track to export all 2023 grain, says Britain \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14321-ukraine-on-track-to-export-all-2023-grain-says-britain-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -4.9% |
| 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 | 2023-11-27 | [Ukraine is shipping more grain through Black Sea despite Russia threat \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14343-ukraine-is-shipping-more-grain-through-black-sea-despite-russia-threat-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2017-10-05 | [River Barge Traffic Backlogged, Market Paying Farmers to Store Grain - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68664-river-barge-traffic-backlogged-market-paying-farmers-to-store-grain-dredgewire.md) | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-10-06 | [Business Insurance - Magazine - Record harvest, uneven exports poised to scramble grain storage and transportation logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22407-business-insurance-magazine-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2018-05-25 | [Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Record harvest, uneven exports poised to scramble grain storage and transportation logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64935-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble.md) | -1.3% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/russia-turns-to-giant-plastic-bags-to-store-unexported-grain-as-black-sea-trade-stalls-325953

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