Black Sea grain flow // week 44

We are excited to announce major improvements into our GrainFlow report. The ISM team now tracks exports from Azov-Black Sea ports not just to Mediterranean and Continent countries, but also to Asia, East Africa, West Africa, and the Americas. Also, we have added historical data for Black Sea grain exports worldwide, allowing you to monitor all market developments.

Brief summary:

- This week, 1.85 million tons of grain have been shipped from Azov-Black Sea ports, with Ukrainian exports being the most active (almost 838k tons);

- The volume of grain enroute (at sea) has inched down from 9.06 to 8.87 million tons, mainly amid decreased volumes heading for Morocco, Algeria, Spain and Turkiye;

- 1.7 million tons of grain enroute (almost 20%) are heading for SE Asian and Far East countries;

- Despite some decline in total volumes at sea, the number of vessels laden with Black Sea grains has risen from 311 to 318 units (the main upturn fell on coasters and minibulkers);

- The volume of discharged grain has dropped from 2.19 to 1.93 million tons (-12%), with the number of discharged vessels down from 103 to 93;

- Having been the largest importer of Black Sea grain among all countries last week, this time Indonesia has seen no discharged vessels at all;

- Morocco and Spain have shown the most significant growth of discharged volumes this week.