# Romanian Black Sea port shipped 8.1 mln tonnes of Ukrainian grain in January-July | Reuters

> Ukraine shipped 8.1 million tonnes of grain through the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta in January-July 2023. The pace slowed in July after Russia began attacking infrastructure at Ukraine's inland ports. The Danube is now Ukraine's last waterborne export route.

- Date: 2023-08-16 · published 2023-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14370-romanian-black-sea-port-shipped-8-1-mln-tonnes-of-ukrainian-grain-in-january
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Danube throughput limits Ukraine's export capacity, tightening available supply and supporting corn and wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-22 | [UN concerned by lack of grain ships going to one Ukrainian port \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14394-un-concerned-by-lack-of-grain-ships-going-to-one-ukrainian-port-reuters.md) | +8.2% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2022-10-31 | [Despite Russia's Black Sea Decision, Grain Still Shipping Out of Ukrainian Ports Monday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14451-despite-russia-s-black-sea-decision-grain-still-shipping-out-of-ukrainian-ports.md) | -2.2% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2018-09-17 | [Ukrainian seaports reduced grain transshipment by 10% in Jan-Aug — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62871-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-transshipment-by-10-in-jan-aug-latifundist-com.md) | +3.1% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2024-09-18 | [Ukraine's grain exports by means of Romania's Constanta down by half in Jan-August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14272-ukraine-s-grain-exports-by-means-of-romania-s-constanta-down-by-half-in-jan.md) | -1.2% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-06-17 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports dropped 40 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58445-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-dropped-40-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-22 | [UN concerned by lack of grain ships going to one Ukrainian port \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14394-un-concerned-by-lack-of-grain-ships-going-to-one-ukrainian-port-reuters.md) | -0.4% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-31 | [Despite Russia's Black Sea Decision, Grain Still Shipping Out of Ukrainian Ports Monday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14451-despite-russia-s-black-sea-decision-grain-still-shipping-out-of-ukrainian-ports.md) | -5.6% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-31 | [Russian grain exports shift to Baltic as Black Sea trade disrupted \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14089-russian-grain-exports-shift-to-baltic-as-black-sea-trade-disrupted-reuters.md) | +2.4% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/romanian-black-sea-port-shipped-81-mln-tons-ukrainian-grain-jan-july-2023-08-16/

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