# First big grain ship leaves Ukraine's Black Sea port

> The Aroyat left Chornomorsk, the first large grain ship to depart a Ukrainian Black Sea port after Russia exited the grain deal, carrying 17,600 metric tons of Ukrainian wheat for Egypt. The departure was announced by Ukrainian minister Oleksandr Kubrakov on X.

- Date: 2023-09-22 · published 2023-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14359-first-big-grain-ship-leaves-ukraine-s-black-sea-port
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed seaborne wheat exports from Ukraine add supply to global wheat markets and ease fears of a prolonged blockage, which is modestly bearish for wheat and ocean freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-25 | [First Ukraine Black Sea grain shipments could move in days - U.N., Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14470-first-ukraine-black-sea-grain-shipments-could-move-in-days-u-n-ukraine.md) | -9.5% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-26 | [Ukrainian grains reach Romanian Black Sea port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14495-ukrainian-grains-reach-romanian-black-sea-port.md) | -1.4% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-14 | [Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo nears Syria](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14465-ship-carrying-first-ukraine-grain-cargo-nears-syria.md) | -1.7% | -10.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-16 | [Two ships arrive in Ukraine port to load grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14364-two-ships-arrive-in-ukraine-port-to-load-grain.md) | -0.8% | -2.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/second-vessel-leaves-ukraines-black-sea-port-after-loading-grain-source-2023-09-22/

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