Feed barley prices are falling in Ukrainian ports despite limited supply
16.04.2026 - 14:45
The decline in prices at ports is taking place against the backdrop of weak demand from exporters and high competition in key export directions.
The current week on the feed barley market in Ukrainian ports is characterized by a decline in prices, despite the limited supply of grain from farmers. This is reported by APK-Inform.
The main factor of pressure on prices remains the restrained demand of exporters, who in some cases suspend purchases of barley of the 2025 harvest and focus on assessing the prospects for the new harvest in the Northern Hemisphere.
At the same time, producers are in no hurry to reduce offer prices, waiting for a possible improvement in the market situation.
Additional pressure is also created by the situation on foreign markets. Although China remains a fairly active buyer of Ukrainian barley, high competition in this direction is restraining price growth.
As a result, in the ports of Great Odesa, demand prices decreased by $2–6/t (to $210–220/t CPT-port), and in the Danube ports the drop was $2–4/t (to $210–218/t CPT-port).
The day before, USM reported that the USPA and representatives of the European Commission discussed the work of Ukrainian ports.
