# Ukraine. Challenges of the alternative grain corridor

> The alternative sea grain corridor has run for five months, with Ukraine exporting over 18 million tonnes of agricultural goods through it. Port congestion, air alarms and rain are slowing loading, while freight rates from Big Odesa ports are falling despite Red Sea tensions.

- Date: 2024-03-22 · published 2024-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14317-ukraine-challenges-of-the-alternative-grain-corridor
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Falling freight from Ukrainian ports lowers the delivered cost of Black Sea grain, which adds competitive pressure on corn and wheat export prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Ukraine: last season, the Mykolaiv seaport covered more than 30% of the general grain exports -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61438-ukraine-last-season-the-mykolaiv-seaport-covered-more-than-30-of-the-general.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-06-04 | [Cargill launches a grain terminal in Ukraine - port.today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64378-cargill-launches-a-grain-terminal-in-ukraine-port-today.md) | -2.0% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2024-09-23 | [Ukraine: Transportation of grain from the Danube ports to Italy has become more expensive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17003-ukraine-transportation-of-grain-from-the-danube-ports-to-italy-has-become-more.md) | +1.3% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-11-10 | [Explainer: Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14439-explainer-can-ukraine-s-grain-deal-ease-the-global-food-crisis.md) | +1.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2023-07-21 | [EXCLUSIVE: Romanian port can ship more Ukraine grain after collapse of Black Sea deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14375-exclusive-romanian-port-can-ship-more-ukraine-grain-after-collapse-of-black-sea.md) | +9.5% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/ukraine-challenges-of-the-alternative-grain-corridor/

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