Shelling of ports has sharply reduced export prices for wheat in Ukraine.

Constant attacks by Russian drones on the port infrastructure of the Odesa region have already paralyzed the work of port terminals, which, due to the lack of electricity and frequent alarms, have practically stopped the loading and unloading of grain. This increases the cost of vessel downtime and forces traders to refuse new purchases and vessel loading orders. Export purchase prices for wheat in Ukraine have decreased by another 4-5 $/t to 210-214 $/t or 10000–10200 UAH/t for food wheat and 204-205 $/t or 9800-9900 UAH/t for feed wheat with delivery to Black Sea ports. Many traders have stopped purchases altogether, waiting for an improvement in logistics. Wheat exports from Ukraine in the 2025/26 marketing year (as of December 17) amounted to 7.61 million tons, which is 20.5% less than last year's pace (9.175 million tons). Wheat quotations on global exchanges have risen slightly due to fears of supply disruptions from the Black Sea region, although prices for soft wheat in Chicago remain under pressure from an increase in global supply.