Ukrainian wheat is going to Israel again: exports have almost doubled under the Russian blockade of ports

Ukraine sharply accelerated wheat exports in the first days of September 2026, and Israel was among the destinations for new shipments. From September 1 to 3, the country exported about 116.8 thousand tons of wheat, or almost 39 thousand tons per day, while the average daily figure for August was about 20 thousand tons. Along with Israel, Tunisia, Egypt, and Indonesia were named among the destinations for the first September batches.

But there is a fundamental boundary in this figure: the rate of shipments in the first three days of September almost doubled compared to the average August rate, not the entire Ukrainian export and certainly not the export specifically to Israel. The volume of the Israeli batch is not disclosed separately. For NANews, something else is more important: Ukrainian wheat is physically reappearing on the Israeli route at a time when the normal operation of Ukraine's main maritime export channel is seriously disrupted by Russian attacks.

Author: R.Verter. What interests me here is the point of contact between the two countries: for Ukraine, grain is export, money, and the opportunity to continue the agricultural cycle, while for Israel, it is one of the…

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