# Owner of Vitagro: 'If the port blockade lasts three years, Ukraine will be left with an unbroken steppe'

> Vitagro's owner, MP Serhiy Labaziuk, says Vitagro has exported no barley through Greater Odesa ports so far, selling everything domestically. He says the blockade has forced farmers away from heavy grains toward oilseeds and processed products, and he discusses export reorientation and spring 2027 sowing.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T07:38:10.160Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97435-owner-of-vitagro-if-the-port-blockade-lasts-three-years-ukraine-will-be-left
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting Ukrainian output from bulk grains toward oilseeds and meal changes the mix of Black Sea supply, and a prolonged blockade would cut export volumes of barley and wheat. Buyers should expect tighter Black Sea grain availability and more oilseed-derived feed supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-21 | [Ukraine could lose $6 bln in grain exports with ports blocked \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14500-ukraine-could-lose-6-bln-in-grain-exports-with-ports-blocked-reuters.md) | +15.8% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-26 | [Black Sea ports still the best way to get Ukraine's grain moving fast \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14484-black-sea-ports-still-the-best-way-to-get-ukraine-s-grain-moving-fast-reuters.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-09 | [Ukrainian farmers and grain exports hit hard by Russian blockade of Black Sea ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51987-ukrainian-farmers-and-grain-exports-hit-hard-by-russian-blockade-of-black-sea.md) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-01 | [Ukraine's Black Sea ports lose a third of grain export capacity, farmers' union says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14098-ukraine-s-black-sea-ports-lose-a-third-of-grain-export-capacity-farmers-union.md) | -0.8% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-19 | [Ukraine's grain, iron ore exports hit by Russian strikes on ports this winter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14135-ukraine-s-grain-iron-ore-exports-hit-by-russian-strikes-on-ports-this-winter.md) | +1.8% | +3.6% |
| SBM | 2022-04-05 | [Supply shock caused by Russian invasion of Ukraine puts strain on various EU agri-food sectors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41780-supply-shock-caused-by-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-puts-strain-on-various-eu.md) | +0.5% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2020-07-17 | [The rotten apples of Brazil's agribusiness \| Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52142-the-rotten-apples-of-brazil-s-agribusiness-science.md) | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2022-03-14 | [Palm plummets nearly 10% as rival Dalian oils, crude weaken - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5499-palm-plummets-nearly-10-as-rival-dalian-oils-crude-weaken-markets-business.md) | -1.7% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- mind.ua: https://mind.ua/publications/20312184-vlasnik-kompaniyi-vitagro-yakshcho-blokada-portiv-trivatime-tri-roki-v-ukrayini-zalishitsya-sucilnij-s

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