# EXCLUSIVE: Romanian port can ship more Ukraine grain after collapse of Black Sea deal | Reuters

> Romania's Constanta port says it can handle more Ukrainian grain after Russia quit the Black Sea grain corridor. Constanta had already become Ukraine's main alternative route, handling about a third of its grain exports since the war began. The port handled 15.25 million tonnes of grain in the first half of 2023, up 24.5% year on year.

- Date: 2023-07-21 · published 2023-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14375-exclusive-romanian-port-can-ship-more-ukraine-grain-after-collapse-of-black-sea
- 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

Rerouting Ukrainian grain through Constanta and the Danube raises transit costs and congestion, which supports freight rates and can widen the spread between Black Sea and other origins. Spare Romanian capacity limits how far those costs rise.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-29 | [First Ukrainian corn cargo leaves Romanian Black Sea port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14492-first-ukrainian-corn-cargo-leaves-romanian-black-sea-port.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-21 | [Ukraine refutes reports of shipowners steering clear of its Black Sea ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14148-ukraine-refutes-reports-of-shipowners-steering-clear-of-its-black-sea-ports.md) | +2.7% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-06 | [Black Sea deep-water ports export almost 50% of Russian grains - expert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67828-black-sea-deep-water-ports-export-almost-50-of-russian-grains-expert.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-29 | [Black Sea shippers favoring Ukraine over Russia \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70336-black-sea-shippers-favoring-ukraine-over-russia-journal-of-commerce.md) | +2.3% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-05 | [Ukraine’s Jan-Oct grain exports via Romania’s Constanta down 52%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14247-ukraine-s-jan-oct-grain-exports-via-romania-s-constanta-down-52.md) | +1.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-01-25 | [Ukraine's Black Sea grain export success tested by Red Sea crisis \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14327-ukraine-s-black-sea-grain-export-success-tested-by-red-sea-crisis-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2026-01-21 | [Ukraine refutes reports of shipowners steering clear of its Black Sea ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14148-ukraine-refutes-reports-of-shipowners-steering-clear-of-its-black-sea-ports.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2021-09-09 | [U.S. Gulf Coast grain exports slowly resume after Ida as more power restored \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44973-u-s-gulf-coast-grain-exports-slowly-resume-after-ida-as-more-power-restored.md) | +1.3% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romanian-port-can-ship-more-ukraine-grain-after-collapse-black-sea-deal-2023-07-21/

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