# Turkish corn import quota supports exports through Ukrainian ports | Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News

> Turkey cut its import duty to 5% within a 3 million tonne corn quota, and Ukraine exported 1.36 million tonnes of corn in the first half of April, with about 408 thousand tonnes going to Turkey. CPT Odesa corn rose $2 to $216/t while FOB held near $226/t.

- Date: 2026-04-20 · published 2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Turkey · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14120-turkish-corn-import-quota-supports-exports-through-ukrainian-ports-ukrainian
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A lower Turkish duty opens a key outlet for Ukrainian corn, supporting Black Sea export demand and firming CPT prices. The effect is modest in size but supports corn values in the Mediterranean trade.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-03-25 | [Ukraine's ags exports slow on lower corn shipments \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14316-ukraine-s-ags-exports-slow-on-lower-corn-shipments-latest-market-news.md) | -4.9% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2016-05-12 | [Export demand supports corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9924-export-demand-supports-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2023-10-05 | [Export sales support corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33729-export-sales-support-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2019-04-16 | [Corn shipments in Ukrainian ports dropped by a quarter — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59440-corn-shipments-in-ukrainian-ports-dropped-by-a-quarter-latifundist-com.md) | -1.8% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2016-11-01 | [Surging ethanol exports are helping to support corn market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73854-surging-ethanol-exports-are-helping-to-support-corn-market.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- en.usm.media: https://en.usm.media/turkish-corn-import-quota-supports-exports-through-ukrainian-ports/

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