俄罗斯当局允许粮食船只离开亚速海，这是自7月以来的首次，令市场对这一全球最大小麦供应国的关键出口通道重新开放抱有期待。
Russian authorities have allowed grain vessels to depart from the Azov Sea for the first time since July, raising hopes for the reopening of a crucial export route for the world’s top wheat supplier.
据三位知情人士透露，亚速海港口当局临时批准船只离开捷姆留克港和高加索港。知情人士称，至少已有一艘船只通过刻赤海峡进入黑海。
Temporary clearance was granted by the Azov Sea port authorities for ships to leave the Temryuk and Kavkaz ports, according to three people familiar with the matter. At least one vessel already passed through the Kerch Strait to the Black Sea, the people said.
俄罗斯和乌克兰占全球小麦贸易的四分之一以上，双方不断升级的攻击已损坏黑海和亚速海地区的港口和船只，扼杀了小麦出口，导致价格在8月飙升至三年高点。
Russia and Ukraine account for more than a quarter of the global wheat trade and escalating attacks between the two nations have damaged ports and vessels in the Black Sea and Azov Sea region, choking off wheat shipments and causing prices to spike to a three-year high in August.
周三，芝加哥小麦期货价格一度下跌2.8%，将跌势延续至7月1日以来的最低水平。
Wheat futures prices fell as much as 2.8% in Chicago on Wednesday, extending a drop to the lowest level since July 1.
尽管如此，在没有停火的情况下，允许船只离开亚速海并不能解决出口问题。船只在穿越黑海时仍面临被无人机击中的风险。
Still, with no ceasefire in place, allowing ships to leave the Azov Sea doesn’t solve the export problem. Ships are still seen at risk of being hit by drones while crossing the Black Sea.
“市场最初的反应是大幅下跌，”StoneX大宗商品经纪人、副总裁Bertrand Oesterle表示，“很少有人认为港口重新开放会显著改变风险前景。”在局势升级前，亚速海通常承担俄罗斯约三分之一的海运小麦出口。
“Initial market reaction was brisk to the downside,” said Bertrand Oesterle, a commodity broker and vice president with StoneX. “Few believe a reopening of ports will significantly alter the risk outlook.”Pre-escalation, the Azov Sea typically handled about a third of Russia’s seaborne wheat exports.
知情人士称，亚速海的通行窗口于周一开放。这些人因未获授权公开发言而要求不具名。他们表示，已准备好起航且船员到位的船只可以申请离港许可。
The clearance window for the Azov opened on Monday, said the people, who asked not to be named because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly. Those ready to sail and with crews in place can apply for permission to leave, they said.
致电捷姆留克港和高加索港当局均无人接听。路透社最先报道了这一消息。
Calls to the Temryuk and Kavkaz port authorities weren’t answered. Reuters was first to report the news.