# Rising Freight Rates for Grain Shipping from Ukraine

> Freight rates for Ukrainian grain have risen as shipowners push offers higher amid thin cargo volumes in the Black Sea and Mediterranean. Panamax corn rates to southern China rose $5 per tonne to $43–45, while handy-size and coaster rates also climbed modestly.

- Date: 2025-08-12 · published 2025-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14187-rising-freight-rates-for-grain-shipping-from-ukraine
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher freight adds to the landed cost of Black Sea corn, widening the spread against other origins and weighing on the competitiveness of Ukrainian feed grain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-11-18 | [Freight rates for grain transportation from Ukraine are decreasing \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16989-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-from-ukraine-are-decreasing-ukrainian.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2026-10-22 | [Rising Ocean Freight Raises Costs for U.S. Grain - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17245-rising-ocean-freight-raises-costs-for-u-s-grain-rfd-tv.md) | -1.2% | — |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [Ocean Freight Rates Rise as Grain Shipping Pressures Build - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16896-ocean-freight-rates-rise-as-grain-shipping-pressures-build-rfd-tv.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Ukraine resumes grain shipments from Azov Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61436-ukraine-resumes-grain-shipments-from-azov-sea.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2026-10-15 | [Grain Shipping Rates Surge 34% Year-Over-Year \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16757-grain-shipping-rates-surge-34-year-over-year-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.3% | — |

## Sources

- agroreview.com: https://agroreview.com/en/agro-events/freight-rates-for-grain-transportation/

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