The third grain terminal in Novorossiysk suspended operations after a drone attack.

The operator of the grain terminal KSK in Novorossiysk announced the suspension of operational activities. Earlier, two other terminals located in the Novorossiysk port suspended operations.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", after the UAV attack in Novorossiysk on August 12, two of the three grain terminals in the port were suspended - the infrastructure for transshipment of agricultural cargo was damaged at the Novorossiysk grain terminal and the grain terminal of the Novorossiysk bread products plant, owned by the United Grain Company. The suspension of grain terminals in Novorossiysk will lead to a decrease in grain exports and increase the risk of bankruptcy for agricultural producers amid constantly falling grain prices, analysts surveyed by "Caucasian Knot" indicated.

The group of companies "Delo", which owns the KSK grain terminal in the port of Novorossiysk, announced the suspension of its operational activities on August 13.

"The terminal ceases unloading of road and rail transport, loading grain onto sea vessels, and other operations. The decision was made to ensure the safety of workers and infrastructure," the company's official website states.

The day before, on August 12, its press service refused to comment to journalists regarding the drone attack. Thus, all three grain terminals in the port of Novorossiysk have ceased operations.

The KSK grain terminal is the largest grain terminal in the Black Sea region of Russia, with a capacity of 10.5 million tons of bulk cargo per year. In 2025, KSK's market share in grain exports from Novorossiysk was 40.7%, according to information on the official website.

The two other grain terminals, whose suspension became known a day earlier, have smaller transshipment capacities: the Novorossiysk grain terminal (NZT) has a maximum capacity of 8.5 million tons, while the terminal of the Novorossiysk bread products plant (NKHP) has a capacity of 7.1 million tons of grain cargo per year.

The CEO of the analytical company "Prozerno", Vladimir Petrichenko, called the suspension of the three Novorossiysk terminals a serious blow to the grain market.

"When Taman was shut down and now Novorossiysk is completely out of operation, there is essentially only one deep-water port left on the Black Sea coast in the south - Tuapse (...) For now, it can be said that grain exports will be around 1.5 million tons per month. And for our agrarians, this is not just bad, but very bad. Last season was bad, and everyone complained, but they just didn't know that it could get worse, and now this 'worse' has come," he was quoted by BFM.

"Russian Railways" (RZD), in turn, introduced restrictions on the transportation of goods, including grain, to the port of Novorossiysk from August 13 to 19, 2026, according to a notification from RZD. The notification has been published on the holding's website.

"After the closure of the Azov direction, 1-2 million tons of grain were lost from exports monthly. If Novorossiysk closes, we need to subtract 2-3.5 million tons from the potentially possible Russian grain exports every month," said the head of "Sovecon", Andrey Sizov, as reported by the industry publication "Agroexpert".