ports

The Ukrainian agricultural sector continues to ensure production and export of products despite restrictions on export logistics.

Ukrainian freight forwarders are much more likely to encounter problems when working through the Romanian port of Constanta than through the Polish port of Gdansk.

Russia damaged the Bilhorod-Dniester bridge in the Odesa region, which significantly limited Ukraine’s ability to deliver grain to Danube ports.

Russian troops are carrying out air and bomb strikes on port facilities and infrastructure in Mykolaiv.

The demand prices for food wheat of grades 2 and 3 have decreased to $170–178 and $167–175/t CPT-port, respectively.

The restoration of port operations is among the key tasks of the Ministry of Reconstruction, Infrastructure and Transport for 2026-2027.

The duration of voyages via the Danube to and from Ukrainian ports has increased significantly – some shipments now take about a month.

Only 2.9 thousand tons of grain passed through the ports of Great Odesa in the nine days of September, compared to 43.4 thousand tons a month earlier.

Since July, cargo handling volumes in the ports of Great Odesa have decreased by more than 15 times against the backdrop of systematic Russian attacks on port infrastructure.

Blocking shipping in the Black Sea due to Russian aggression could cause a global food crisis and hit countries dependent on grain imports.