Blocked seaports expected to cap Ukraine 2026/27 corn exports at 19 million tons, farmers union says

KYIV, Oct 13 (Reuters) — Ukrainian corn exports are unlikely to exceed 18 million to 19 million metric tons in the 2026/27 season, against at least 22 million tons in 2025/26, because of blocked key Black Sea ports, Ukrainian farmers union UAC said on Tuesday. Most Ukrainian cargo, including grain, has been rerouted through the country's three Danube river ports since Russian attacks effectively blocked its Black Sea ports in the Odesa region, which previously handled 90% of exports Ukraine can export no more than 1.5 million tons of corn a month, the union said The USDA expects Ukrainian corn exports of about 22 million tons in 2026/27 while the APK-Inform agriculture consultancy has forecast exports of 20 million tons Ukraine is likely to harvest about 32 million tons of corn in 2026, compared with 31 million tons in 2025 Ukraine has exported 2 million tons of corn so far in the 2026/27 season, farm ministry data showed (reporting by Pavel Polityuk Editing by David Goodman) ((pavel.polityuk@tr.com)