# WFP Ukraine White Paper - Attacks on ports : Issue No. 1, December 2024 | Ukraine's Ports: Lifeline for Agriculture Amid War and Attacks - Ukraine | ReliefWeb

> A WFP white paper says about 87% of Ukraine's 2024 agricultural exports moved through its ports. It describes how war-risk insurance premiums rose after Russia ended the Grain Initiative in July 2023, and how a new maritime corridor expanded exports.

- Date: 2024-12-16 · published 2024-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14250-wfp-ukraine-white-paper-attacks-on-ports-issue-no-1-december-2024-ukraine-s
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Port access and war-risk insurance costs directly affect Black Sea freight rates and the landed cost of Ukrainian grain, which feeds into export prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-02 | [CN and CPKC publish their plans for moving grain in 2023-24 - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34602-cn-and-cpkc-publish-their-plans-for-moving-grain-in-2023-24-realagriculture.md) | +0.8% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [Russian attacks continue but Ukraine grain rates are lower, says ASAP Agri consultancy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16852-russian-attacks-continue-but-ukraine-grain-rates-are-lower-says-asap-agri.md) | -1.4% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-21 | [Solidarity Lanes: Latest figures – December 2024 - Mobility and Transport](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14235-solidarity-lanes-latest-figures-december-2024-mobility-and-transport.md) | +3.4% | +5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-17 | [Ukraine’s trade in 2024: restoration of logistical routes \| OSW Centre for Eastern Studies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14237-ukraine-s-trade-in-2024-restoration-of-logistical-routes-osw-centre-for-eastern.md) | +0.3% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-31 | [Wheat prices on world exchanges have risen, and in Ukraine they are pressured by the delay in the approach of the courts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37826-wheat-prices-on-world-exchanges-have-risen-and-in-ukraine-they-are-pressured-by.md) | +2.2% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2024-01-26 | [Freight rates for grain shipping from Ukraine's Odessa ports continue to decline - brokers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32319-freight-rates-for-grain-shipping-from-ukraine-s-odessa-ports-continue-to.md) | -0.9% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2026-06-22 | [Russian attacks continue but Ukraine grain rates are lower, says ASAP Agri consultancy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16852-russian-attacks-continue-but-ukraine-grain-rates-are-lower-says-asap-agri.md) | +0.1% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-08-24 | [St. Louis Region’S Agriculture Freight Network Poised](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69628-st-louis-region-s-agriculture-freight-network-poised.md) | -3.1% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/wfp-ukraine-white-paper-attacks-ports-issue-no-1-december-2024-ukraines-ports-lifeline-agriculture-amid-war-and-attacks

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