# Russia exports grain and metal via the Baltic Sea, says Pletenchuk

> Ukraine's naval spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said Russia is trying to reroute grain and metal exports through the Baltic Sea after obstruction of Black Sea shipping. He said Russia suspended operations at its Black and Azov Sea ports on 10 July 2026 and has begun using the Ochamchira port in Abkhazia. Ukraine reported a strike on a Russian vessel carrying cruise missiles in the Baltic on 11 November.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T21:12:28.079Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99980-russia-exports-grain-and-metal-via-the-baltic-sea-says-pletenchuk
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Rerouting Russian grain through the Baltic and Abkhazia adds cost and delay to exports that supply roughly a fifth of world wheat trade, tightening the global wheat balance and supporting wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-10 | [Russia resumes grain exports to Iran via Caspian Sea, sources say   \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14132-russia-resumes-grain-exports-to-iran-via-caspian-sea-sources-say-reuters.md) | -1.3% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-01 | [Ukraine says Russia again blocking Black Sea grain export deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14384-ukraine-says-russia-again-blocking-black-sea-grain-export-deal-reuters.md) | -3.6% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-31 | [EXCLUSIVE: Russian grain lobby says Kyiv's attacks threaten Black Sea exports, global food security \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14097-exclusive-russian-grain-lobby-says-kyiv-s-attacks-threaten-black-sea-exports.md) | -1.0% | +5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-16 | [Explainer: What is Russia's problem with the Black Sea grain deal?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14383-explainer-what-is-russia-s-problem-with-the-black-sea-grain-deal.md) | +3.5% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-17 | [Russia Still Slow-Walking Ukraine Food Exports in Black Sea Grain Deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14410-russia-still-slow-walking-ukraine-food-exports-in-black-sea-grain-deal.md) | -3.7% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- 24brussels.online: https://24brussels.online/ukraine/russia-exports-grain-and-metal-via-the-baltic-sea-says-pletenchuk/

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