# Black Sea Grain Exports: Historical Trends, Volatility, and Financial Markets  - CargoMetrics

> CargoMetrics notes that Ukraine, Russia, Romania and Bulgaria account for 10-15% of global grain exports, mainly wheat, corn and barley. Its data show high week-on-week volatility in Ukrainian grain exports in early 2024, with a sharp positive deviation from the ten-year average.

- Date: 2024-04-29 · published 2024-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14309-black-sea-grain-exports-historical-trends-volatility-and-financial-markets
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Volatile Black Sea export flows keep traders sensitive to supply shocks in wheat, corn and barley, supporting price risk premiums.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-17 | [Grain Trends: first prices out, global markets stable -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7568-grain-trends-first-prices-out-global-markets-stable-premium.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-22 | [Winter wheat planting in France surpasses historical pace: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27353-winter-wheat-planting-in-france-surpasses-historical-pace-grain-market-daily.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-29 | [Grain Journal \| Broken Rice Gains Traction in Feed and Food Markets,…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23399-grain-journal-broken-rice-gains-traction-in-feed-and-food-markets.md) | -0.3% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-16 | [Market Trends for March & April - Grain Farmers of Ontario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7428-market-trends-for-march-and-april-grain-farmers-of-ontario.md) | -3.2% | -5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-12 | [Survey: Wheat exports from the Black Sea region are](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52472-survey-wheat-exports-from-the-black-sea-region-are.md) | -1.3% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2022-03-10 | [Robust demand keeps grain stocks tight amid Black Sea export cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12633-robust-demand-keeps-grain-stocks-tight-amid-black-sea-export-cuts.md) | +2.5% | +11.8% |
| CORN | 2018-06-19 | [Crop forecast déjà vu turns markets volatile - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64496-crop-forecast-deja-vu-turns-markets-volatile-grain-central.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-01 | [China's meat sector growth and U.S. grain and oilseed exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14739-china-s-meat-sector-growth-and-u-s-grain-and-oilseed-exports.md) | -0.1% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- cargometrics.com: https://www.cargometrics.com/insight/black-sea-grain-exports-historical-trends-volatility-financial-markets/

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