# Ukraine's wheat exports fall 17%: how the main grain buyers have changed

> Ukraine exported almost 9.9 million tonnes of wheat in the first ten months of 2026, 17.3% less than a year earlier, with export revenue down 18.6% to $2.135 billion. Egypt remains the largest buyer but its purchases fell to $529.6 million, while Algeria rose 17.7% to $509.8 million and nearly matched Egypt, with Indonesia third.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T01:38:26.618Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98793-ukraine-s-wheat-exports-fall-17-how-the-main-grain-buyers-have-changed
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Ukrainian wheat shipments, with October exports down 41%, tighten supply to key importers and add support to wheat prices, while Algeria's gain shows buyers shifting toward Ukrainian origin.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-27 | [Ukraine weekly seaport grain exports little changed at 1.16 mln T - APK-Inform \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54921-ukraine-weekly-seaport-grain-exports-little-changed-at-1-16-mln-t-apk-inform.md) | -4.7% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-11-09 | [Ukraine’s grain exports fell in October. Which shipments declined the most](https://feedsoft.ai/events/89591-ukraine-s-grain-exports-fell-in-october-which-shipments-declined-the-most.md) | +0.1% | — |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-01 | [Ukraine Benefits from Slow Start to Russia’s Wheat Exports - Russia Business Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56934-ukraine-benefits-from-slow-start-to-russia-s-wheat-exports-russia-business-today.md) | -2.3% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-13 | [Further decline in Black Sea wheat exports: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14227-further-decline-in-black-sea-wheat-exports-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +1.9% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-01 | [Will Ukraine be able to export all of its grain in 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14133-will-ukraine-be-able-to-export-all-of-its-grain-in-2026.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-12-07 | [The U.S. is competitive in the wheat export market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55618-the-u-s-is-competitive-in-the-wheat-export-market.md) | +3.0% | +14.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-02-13 | [Further decline in Black Sea wheat exports: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14227-further-decline-in-black-sea-wheat-exports-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +2.7% | -2.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-04-27 | [Russia to halt wheat exports \| 2020-04-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53497-russia-to-halt-wheat-exports-2020-04-27-world-grain.md) | +1.5% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- minfin.com.ua: https://minfin.com.ua/ua/2026/11/13/185476307/

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