Prices for Barley in Ukraine Rise Due to Limited Supply and High Logistics Costs
In Ukraine, the harvesting of late agricultural crops continues under challenging weather conditions, accompanied by increased humidity and frequent precipitation. As a result, farmers are hesitant to sell their grain and are holding back on export supplies, leading to a shortage of barley in the ports and forcing traders to raise purchase prices to attract additional volumes.
This is reported by AgroReview
Increase in Prices for Feed Barley and the Impact of Logistics
Over the past week, demand prices for feed barley in Ukraine have increased by another 50–100 UAH/ton, reaching 10,400–10,500 UAH/ton or 217–220 USD/ton delivered to Black Sea ports. This exceeds the maximum levels recorded at the beginning of the grain season.
Significant pressure on the market is created by the substantial rise in road and rail transport costs to the ports, which have increased by 10–20% over the past month — equivalent to 200–400 UAH/ton. Many producers are currently refraining from sales, hoping for a decrease in logistics costs after the late crop harvesting is completed. It is expected that the stabilization of transport rates will restore active export supplies of barley, wheat, and corn.
Demand for Malting Barley and International Tenders
Domestic demand for malting barley remains almost non-existent. Malt producers complain about fierce competition from European companies, making it difficult to export Ukrainian malt due to its high cost.
“Another international tender for the purchase of feed barley demonstrates an increase in demand prices, which also supports prices for feed barley in Ukraine.”
According to European traders, the Jordanian state grain purchaser MIT, within the tender on November 5, concluded a deal to buy 60,000 tons of feed barley of any origin (from the planned 120,000 tons) from Bunge. Delivery is expected in the first half of January 2026 at a price of 269.25 USD/ton C&F, slightly above the purchase price at the end of August (264.25 USD/ton C&F).
In the tender, price proposals were also submitted by operators such as Cargill (267.74 USD/ton), Dreyfus (266.00 USD/ton), Ameropa (275.00 USD/ton), Olam (269.50 USD/ton), and Agrocorp (276.00 USD/ton) on C&F terms.