# High logistics costs squeeze Ukrainian grain exports and farm returns

> Pavlo Khaustov of Barva Invest says high transport costs and limited European rail capacity are holding back Ukrainian grain exporters, with corn shipments threatened to run well below their usual seasonal pace. He estimates European corn prices of $260-270 per tonne translate into ex-farm prices of only $107-133 per tonne for Ukrainian producers. Freight and insurance costs often leave farmers with a net loss.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T18:10:45.034Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98127-high-logistics-costs-squeeze-ukrainian-grain-exports-and-farm-returns
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Slower Ukrainian corn exports reduce supply available to importers, which can firm prices in buyer markets, while low farm-gate returns may reduce future planting. The effect on global corn prices is likely limited unless shipments fall further.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-17 | [Rail Auctions And Fuel Costs Lift Logistics Risks -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20362-rail-auctions-and-fuel-costs-lift-logistics-risks.md) | +1.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-03-01 | [Logistics disruptions keep Ukraine wheat exports at low levels, union says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14138-logistics-disruptions-keep-ukraine-wheat-exports-at-low-levels-union-says.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2019-05-29 | [Ukrainian seaports quarter reduced grain shipment — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58943-ukrainian-seaports-quarter-reduced-grain-shipment-latifundist-com.md) | +0.4% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2024-12-05 | [Ukraine’s Jan-Oct grain exports via Romania’s Constanta down 52%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14247-ukraine-s-jan-oct-grain-exports-via-romania-s-constanta-down-52.md) | +4.3% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2025-10-07 | [US grain storage, logistics facing harvest complications \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16910-us-grain-storage-logistics-facing-harvest-complications-world-grain.md) | -1.7% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- nh-logistics.com: https://nh-logistics.com/our-news/news/logistics-ukraine/

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