Due to problems with sea logistics, Ukrainian flour exports decreased by 41%

In July-September 2026/27 marketing year, Ukraine exported 8.6 thousand tons of wheat flour, which is 41.1% less than in the same period of the previous season. The main problem for exporters remains limited access to sea transportation.

This is reported by Delo with reference to the director of the Flour Mills of Ukraine Union, Rodion Rybchinsky.

According to him, Ukrainian flour is traditionally exported by sea in containers. However, due to problems with shipping, containers have practically stopped arriving in Ukraine.

Currently, exporters are forced to reorient deliveries to more expensive routes via Romania and by rail. According to preliminary data, only about 10 containers of flour were sent by sea over the past month.

During the first three months of the current season, about 70% of flour exports were carried out by road, 21% by rail, and another 9% via the Danube or by ferry.

The reduction in supplies also affected foreign exchange earnings. In July-September, it amounted to $2.9 million against $5.3 million for the same period last year. Thus, revenues from flour exports decreased by 45.3%.

According to Rybchinsky, at the end of the season, the industry’s losses could reach tens of millions of dollars. In addition to logistical problems, exporters’ income is affected by a decrease in export prices for wheat flour.

At the same time, the geography of supplies has changed. In the first three months of the 2026/27 MY, 33.2% of Ukrainian flour exports went to EU countries, another 53.4% ​​to other European countries. In particular, Moldova provided half of all purchases of Ukrainian flour. The share of the Middle East and North Africa countries was about 13%.

Earlier, USM reported that as of September 21, 2026, wheat flour exports from Ukraine decreased by 48.9% compared to the same period of the previous season – to 6.8 thousand tons.