Ukraine’s grain exports in the first three months of the 2026/27 marketing year averaged about half the pace of 2025/26, according to USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, as attacks disrupted ports, railways, bridges, border crossings and marine traffic, All Ag News reports.
Kyiv now estimates exports at roughly 320 million bushels of wheat, about 92 million bushels of barley and about 402 million bushels of corn.
Corn production was raised to roughly 1.32 billion bushels as harvest yields improved, but some corn could remain in fields through winter because individual farms lack enough storage and transport.
USDA projects record ending stocks: nearly 772 million bushels of corn and about 434 million bushels of wheat at the end of the marketing year. Ukraine says temporary storage is available, but continued attacks on transport could keep exports limited and stocks high through 2026/27.
For world markets, All Ag News notes, reduced Ukrainian exports could limit competition in the near term, while the large stocks remain a market risk if shipping conditions improve.
Photo: National Police of Ukraine / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Source: All Ag News
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