Grain Freight Rates — Black Sea and Global Routes

What These Rates Measure

Dry-bulk grain voyage rates are CommodityScope weekly indicative freight assessments for a defined origin, destination and freight basis. Depending on the series, the basis may specify a parcel size, a vessel class, or both. Each distinct origin, destination and parcel/vessel basis is maintained as a separate series.

• Lot size defines the vessel class: 30,000 mt stems are handysize-scale, 40/50,000 mt stems are panamax-scale; the per-tonne rate differs accordingly.
• Russia and Ukraine are separate origins even for the same destination.
• All rates are USD/mt of cargo, weekly, indicative; no laycan or vessel identity is published.

• 93 route pages · USD/mt · Updated 17 Oct 2026.
• Weekly change is the CommodityScope difference between the two latest published assessments of that lane.
• Parcel sizes present: 5kt, 30kt, 30–40kt, 40kt, 40–50kt.
• Vessel classes present: Handymax, Panamax.
• Terms not specified and therefore not shown: laycan, vessel identity, load/discharge terms, named berths.