Trading Basin·Regional Hub
Black Sea Regional Commodity Markets
Black Sea series are weekly FOB grain quotes from Russia, Ukraine and Romania, the Russian floating export duties, and FOB Black Sea urea, ammonium nitrate and UAN.
Basin Mechanics & Arbitrage Links
Russian and Ukrainian grain quotes state 30,000+ mt lot sizes; the Romanian and generic Black Sea quotes do not. Russian export duties are RUB/mt customs rates, not prices, and are listed separately.
- Grain origins are priced separately (Russia, Ukraine, Romania, generic Black Sea); Russia and Ukraine rows state 30,000+ mt lots, Romania does not.
- Russian export duties are weekly RUB/mt customs rates with an indicative USD price; not prices.
- Fertilizer rows (urea granular/prilled, bulk AN, UAN) are FOB Black Sea in USD/mt; nitrogen content of AN and UAN is not printed.
What Is Loaded for This Region
- 17 series: 14 physical prices, 3 export duties; 0 daily and 17 weekly.
- Units: USD/mt (14), RUB/mt (3). Values in different units are not converted or compared.
- Delivery terms: FOB (14), no Incoterm stated (3).
- Latest assessment dates range from 3 Sep 2026 to 5 Sep 2026.
- 12 freight routes touch this region (listed below).
Black Sea Physical Benchmark Assessments
Official desk assessments tracked within this geographic corridor
| Benchmark Name | Trading Basis | Term | Latest Price | Unit | Frequency | Assessment Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prilled Urea — Black Sea | FOB Black Sea | FOB | $385.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Granular Urea — Black Sea | FOB Black Sea | FOB | $455.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Ammonium Nitrate — Black Sea | FOB Black Sea bulk | FOB | $360.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| UAN — Black Sea | FOB Black Sea | FOB | $310.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| UAN — Baltic Non-Russian | FOB Baltic | FOB | $478.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| UAN — Baltic Russian | FOB Baltic | FOB | $305.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Wheat 11.5% — Ukraine | FOB Ukraine, 30,000+ mt | FOB | $222.50/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Wheat 12.5% — Russia | FOB Russia, 30,000+ mt | FOB | $215.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Wheat 12.5% — Romania | FOB Romania | FOB | $287.50/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Feed Wheat — Black Sea | FOB Black Sea | FOB | $212.50/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Feed Barley — Black Sea | FOB Black Sea, 30,000+ mt | FOB | $205.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Corn — Romania | FOB Romania | FOB | $260.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Corn — Russia | FOB Russia | FOB | $212.50/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Corn — Ukraine | FOB Ukraine, 30,000+ mt | FOB | $230.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Russian Wheat Export Duty | Russia export | — | ₽1179.30/mt | RUB/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Russian Barley Export Duty | Russia export | — | ₽0.00/mt | RUB/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Russian Corn Export Duty | Russia export | — | ₽898.10/mt | RUB/mt | weekly | 5 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
Freight Routes Touching This Region
Routes whose published origin or destination matches this region. Each route keeps its own lot size and unit.
- Russian Black Sea to Bangladesh Grain Freight RatesPanamax · $80.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
- Russian Black Sea to China Grain Freight RatesPanamax · $85.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
- Russian Black Sea to East Spain Grain Freight RatesPanamax · $36.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
- Russian Black Sea to Egypt Grain Freight Rates5kt · $45.00 USD/mt · 18 Jul 2026
- Russian Black Sea to Egypt Grain Freight Rates40–50kt · $80.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
- Russian Black Sea to Egypt Grain Freight Rates30kt · $80.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
- Russian Black Sea to Europe Grain Freight RatesPanamax · $42.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
- Russian Black Sea to Indonesia Grain Freight RatesPanamax · $85.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
- Russian Black Sea to Iran Grain Freight RatesPanamax · $64.00 USD/mt · 18 Jul 2026
- Russian Black Sea to Jordan Grain Freight RatesPanamax · $82.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
- Russian Black Sea to Libya Grain Freight RatesHandymax · $96.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
- Russian Black Sea to Morocco Grain Freight RatesHandymax · $96.00 USD/mt · 5 Sep 2026
Sources for the explanations on this page
- ICC Incoterms® 2020 rules (FOB, CFR, CIF, FCA definitions) — Meaning of the delivery terms used in the basis column.
- Series registry — basis per series (shown in the table)
Prices and dates: loaded editions. Counts and ranges above: computed from the series registry and observations (methodology).