# Grains edge higher as hopes for Black Sea ceasefire fade – The Seam

> Grain futures edged higher as hopes for a Black Sea ceasefire faded. Corn rose on wheat gains and crop damage concerns in Brazil and Argentina, and USDA raised U.S. corn export forecasts amid Black Sea market closures.

- Date: 2022-03-10 · published 2022-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14046-grains-edge-higher-as-hopes-for-black-sea-ceasefire-fade-the-seam
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Black Sea disruption removes wheat and corn export supply from world markets, pushing up feed grain prices and raising import costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-14 | 1 | +5.5% | 3.4 | Fading hopes for a Black Sea ceasefire and Brazil/Argentina crop damage concerns pushed corn higher just before the move window. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-04 | [Grains gain as peace hopes fade in Ukraine – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41882-grains-gain-as-peace-hopes-fade-in-ukraine-the-seam.md) | -7.3% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-01 | [Hunger on the Horizon: The New Black Sea Grain Crisis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14088-hunger-on-the-horizon-the-new-black-sea-grain-crisis.md) | -2.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-15 | [Unblocking the Black Sea for Ukrainian Grain \| RAND](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14481-unblocking-the-black-sea-for-ukrainian-grain-rand.md) | -2.3% | -13.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-31 | [Black Sea logistics crisis keeps grain markets on edge — Hectare Trading \| The online marketplace for crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18385-black-sea-logistics-crisis-keeps-grain-markets-on-edge-hectare-trading-the.md) | -1.0% | +5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-27 | [Chokepoint Blockade Exposes Supply Risk for Black Sea Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61952-chokepoint-blockade-exposes-supply-risk-for-black-sea-grain.md) | +1.5% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2022-04-04 | [Grains gain as peace hopes fade in Ukraine – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41882-grains-gain-as-peace-hopes-fade-in-ukraine-the-seam.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [Hunger on the Horizon: The New Black Sea Grain Crisis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14088-hunger-on-the-horizon-the-new-black-sea-grain-crisis.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2022-06-15 | [Unblocking the Black Sea for Ukrainian Grain \| RAND](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14481-unblocking-the-black-sea-for-ukrainian-grain-rand.md) | -1.6% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- theseam.com: https://www.theseam.com/grains-edge-higher-as-hopes-for-black-sea-ceasefire-fade/

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