Russian Milling Wheat 12.5% — CIF Mersin
Russian milling wheat 12.5% delivered CIF Mersin: grain, ocean freight and insurance to the named Mediterranean port. Typical transit from Novorossiysk is 4–6 days. Firm CIF is quoted case-by-case — this page is an indicative market reference, not a firm offer. Russian grain exports to Turkey.
- Product: Milling Wheat 12.5% · Origin: Russia
- Delivery: CIF Mersin, Turkey
- Indicative market reference — not a firm offer
CIF Mersin · commercial summary
Mid and freight from the weekly board. Not a published CIF price.
| Product | Milling Wheat 12.5% |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russia |
| Delivery | CIF Mersin, Turkey |
| FOB Black Sea reference | USD 211.25/MT · scan 24 Sep 2026 |
| Indicative freight to Mersin | USD 85/MT · Black Sea–Turkey Handysize · scan 19 Sep 2026 |
| Indicative transit | 4–6 days Novorossiysk → Mersin |
| Price status | Indicative market reference — not a firm offer |
Russian Wheat 12.5% CIF Mersin
Under CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) the seller delivers when the goods pass the ship’s rail at the load port and contracts carriage and insurance to the named destination port. On this corridor that named port is Mersin unless the mill is better served on the Marmara or the Black Sea coast. The commercial package therefore covers the wheat, ocean freight to Mersin, and cargo insurance for the sea leg. It does not cover discharge costs at the Turkish terminal, import customs, VAT, or trucking from the quay to the mill silo. Those remain the buyer’s account, which is why millers who already have a liner agency or a preferred stevedore still like CIF: the sea risk and the freight ticket sit with the seller until the vessel is at the named port.
Buyers who prefer to nominate their own vessel should open FOB Novorossiysk instead. CIF is the right term when the mill wants a delivered-to-port number without chartering a Black Sea Handysize or Panamax. MOSTAGRO quotes CIF Mersin, CIF Marmara (Ambarlı / İzmit / Bandırma), and CIF Samsun, İzmir or Trabzon when the discharge plan requires it. Freight is not a published dollar figure: bunker, vessel size, laycan tightness and the named port all move the CIF add-on, so the CIF Mersin price is always quoted case-by-case. The weekly FOB Black Sea mid for 12.5% milling wheat is on the Current Russian Wheat 12.5% FOB Price page (211.25 USD/MT as of 24 September 2026) — a load-port reference, not a CIF Mersin price. Specification: milling wheat 12.5%. History: wheat price history.
Indicative CIF Mersin is the FOB Black Sea reference plus ocean freight to the named port plus cargo insurance for the sea leg. Discharge, import clearance, VAT and inland haulage are not in the CIF calculation. The board does not publish a firm CIF number: vessel, laycan and insurance move the add-on, so the desk quotes CIF case-by-case.
- Included: grain, ocean freight, insurance to the named port
- Not included: discharge, customs, inland haulage to the mill
- Transit Novorossiysk → Mersin typically 4–6 days
- Sister quotes: Marmara, Samsun, İzmir, Trabzon
Why 12.5% protein is the CIF Mersin workhorse
Turkey imports more than 5 million tonnes of wheat a year. Russia is the largest supplier. The commercial reason this corridor concentrates on 12.5% protein milling wheat is blending, not branding. Anatolian mills run a lot of softer local wheat. Russian Grade 3 under GOST 9353-2016 — 12.5% protein, wet gluten typically in the 23–32% band, falling number at least 250 seconds, moisture at most 13.5% — lifts loaf volume and dough strength when it is blended into bread flour. That is the spec Turkish flour buyers ask for on a CIF Mersin offer. It is not a “premium” grade and it is not feed wheat. It is the bread-flour standard that this route is built around.
Protein can be moved. 11.5% is used for biscuits and some flatbreads. 13–14% is for mills that want a stronger blending wheat. Those lots are available on the same CIF Mersin and CIF Marmara water, but they are not the default. If a mill sends a specification sheet, we certify protein, wet gluten and falling number per lot and put SGS (or equivalent) on the documents. Feed barley, corn and peas travel the same corridor when a compounder wants a combined programme; they do not change the wheat spec on this page. Full parameter tables live on milling wheat. Ports, transit and Incoterms for this CIF offer are on this page.
- 12.5% protein · GOST 9353-2016 Grade 3 export standard
- Wet gluten 23–32% · falling number ≥250 s · moisture ≤13.5%
- Blended with local soft wheat for Turkish bread flour
- 11.5% and 13–14% on request · barley / corn / peas same corridor
Laycan, SGS, documents and escrow
A CIF Mersin contract is only as good as the laycan. We align the load window at Novorossiysk (or Tuapse / Taman when that berth is the better stem) with the mill’s discharge slot at Mersin or Marmara. Notice of readiness and demurrage terms sit with the ocean carriage we book under CIF; the commercial aim is that the mill is not paying for a vessel that arrives before the silo can take grain. If the mill already has a preferred discharge window, put it on the enquiry. We do not invent a berth we do not control. We do coordinate the sea leg so the named port and the laycan match.
Quality is certified before the vessel sails. SGS (or a named equivalent inspector) samples the lot for protein, moisture, gluten, falling number and admixture against the contract spec. The documentary set that travels with a CIF Mersin wheat cargo is the working set millers already know: bill of lading, packing list, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, and the inspection report. Settlement is digital-asset escrow: funds are locked at contract signing and released against those shipping documents. No bank letter of credit is required. That is the same escrow mechanic used on other MOSTAGRO corridors; on CIF Mersin it simply means the mill is not wiring a full CIF amount into an open account before the B/L exists.
Lot size follows the mill, not a brochure. Bulk in hold runs from about 3,000 MT (Handysize) to 60,000 MT (Panamax). Bagged wheat in 50 kg or 1 MT big-bags starts at 500 MT. Combined programmes — wheat plus a stem of barley or corn on a later vessel — are common for groups that mill and compound. Send grade, volume, named port (Mersin or a Marmara alternative), packing and laycan to export@most-agro.trade or call +44 7520 640596. The desk replies with a firm CIF offer within 24 hours. Turkish mills, feed versus flour and hub ports: Russian grain exports to Turkey.
CIF Mersin milling wheat — questions
What does CIF Mersin include on this wheat contract?
CIF Mersin includes the wheat, ocean freight and insurance to the named port of Mersin. The buyer arranges discharge, import clearance and inland haulage to the mill. CIF to Marmara (Ambarlı, İzmit, Bandırma), Samsun, İzmir or Trabzon is quoted when the mill is not on the Mediterranean.
How long is transit from Novorossiysk to Mersin?
Transit from Novorossiysk to Mersin is typically 4–6 days. Marmara ports are usually in the same window. Samsun and Trabzon on the Black Sea coast are shorter. Laycan is aligned with the mill’s silo intake.
Why do Turkish mills specify 12.5% protein?
12.5% protein milling wheat (GOST 9353-2016) is the bread-flour grade Turkish mills blend with softer local wheat. Wet gluten 23–32%, falling number at least 250 seconds, moisture at most 13.5%. Other proteins from 11.5% to 14% are available on request.
Do you publish a CIF Mersin dollar price?
No. CIF is quoted case-by-case because freight and insurance move with vessel, laycan and named port. The weekly FOB Black Sea mid for 12.5% milling wheat is on the market board (211.25 USD/MT as of 24 September 2026) — not a CIF Mersin number.
Need a firm CIF Mersin 12.5% offer?
Grade, volume, named port and laycan — quote within 24 hours.