# Grain exports collapse as Odesa ports stand idle; farmers count losses and await a decision

> Grain exports from Ukraine have roughly halved since late July as Odesa-region ports have not operated due to Russian strikes. Farmers are selling wheat at a loss because domestic prices have fallen with the surplus, and some are holding stock in storage.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T19:38:06.355Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98388-grain-exports-collapse-as-odesa-ports-stand-idle-farmers-count-losses-and-await
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Idle Black Sea ports leave Ukrainian grain stranded inland, depressing local prices and pushing more supply into storage rather than world markets. Any reopening would add supply to global wheat and corn markets, which is bearish for prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-22 | [Russian grain exports collapse fourfold as Black Sea ports stall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14076-russian-grain-exports-collapse-fourfold-as-black-sea-ports-stall.md) | -0.7% | — |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-09 | [Rail workers, grain growers await CIRB decision on potential strike – Brandon Sun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29278-rail-workers-grain-growers-await-cirb-decision-on-potential-strike-brandon-sun.md) | -4.0% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine turns to alternative grain export routes, counts losses as Russia blocks ports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14091-exclusive-ukraine-turns-to-alternative-grain-export-routes-counts-losses-as.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-26 | [Ports Under Fire as Russia’s Drone and Missile Strikes Squeeze Ukraine’s Grain Exports – Ship Universe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14156-ports-under-fire-as-russia-s-drone-and-missile-strikes-squeeze-ukraine-s-grain.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-16 | [Export of grains from sea ports decreased by 60% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68320-export-of-grains-from-sea-ports-decreased-by-60-latifundist-com.md) | -0.4% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-22 | [Russian grain exports collapse fourfold as Black Sea ports stall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14076-russian-grain-exports-collapse-fourfold-as-black-sea-ports-stall.md) | -1.2% | — |
| CORN | 2026-08-04 | [EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine turns to alternative grain export routes, counts losses as Russia blocks ports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14091-exclusive-ukraine-turns-to-alternative-grain-export-routes-counts-losses-as.md) | -0.5% | +10.1% |
| CORN | 2025-12-26 | [Ports Under Fire as Russia’s Drone and Missile Strikes Squeeze Ukraine’s Grain Exports – Ship Universe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14156-ports-under-fire-as-russia-s-drone-and-missile-strikes-squeeze-ukraine-s-grain.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- tsn.ua: https://tsn.ua/exclusive/nayhirsha-sytuatsiia-v-istoriyi-ukrayiny-cherez-obstrily-portiv-odeshchyny-eksport-zerna-vpav-udvichi-shcho-bude-z-tsinamy-na-khlib-3216251.html

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