# Marine sector provides food security for Ukraine - European Business Association

> Ukrainian seaports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo in 2024, up 57% from 2023, with about 60 million tons agricultural. The Odesa corridor has kept operating despite Russian attempts to block maritime trade.

- Date: 2025-04-03 · published 2025-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14214-marine-sector-provides-food-security-for-ukraine-european-business-association
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Resilient Ukrainian port throughput keeps grain and oilseed export flows moving, limiting upward pressure on world feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-10 | [Panama Canal sets 49.5-foot draft limit from July 3, auction prices hit US$400,000 \| Food Business Middle East & ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16850-panama-canal-sets-49-5-foot-draft-limit-from-july-3-auction-prices-hit-us-400.md) | -1.1% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2024-04-30 | [Freight rates for the transportation of Ukrainian grain by sea affect its competitiveness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30624-freight-rates-for-the-transportation-of-ukrainian-grain-by-sea-affect-its.md) | +3.0% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2023-08-21 | [Ukraine may use new Black Sea route for grain shipments -producers \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14367-ukraine-may-use-new-black-sea-route-for-grain-shipments-producers-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2020-05-22 | [COVID-19 wreaks havoc on transportation \| 2020-05-22  \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53019-covid-19-wreaks-havoc-on-transportation-2020-05-22-food-business-news.md) | +1.8% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2024-06-03 | [Ukraine’s exports via maritime corridor already reach 50M tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14291-ukraine-s-exports-via-maritime-corridor-already-reach-50m-tonnes.md) | -1.6% | -6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-30 | [Freight rates for the transportation of Ukrainian grain by sea affect its competitiveness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30624-freight-rates-for-the-transportation-of-ukrainian-grain-by-sea-affect-its.md) | +2.3% | +14.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-21 | [Ukraine may use new Black Sea route for grain shipments -producers \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14367-ukraine-may-use-new-black-sea-route-for-grain-shipments-producers-reuters.md) | -2.4% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-03 | [Ukraine’s exports via maritime corridor already reach 50M tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14291-ukraine-s-exports-via-maritime-corridor-already-reach-50m-tonnes.md) | -5.6% | -12.3% |

## Sources

- eba.com.ua: https://eba.com.ua/marine-sector-provides-food-security-for-ukraine/

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