# Ukraine traders seek other export options as grain corridor hopes fade - Fastmarkets

> Most Ukrainian agricultural exporters have shifted to Danube river ports, trucks or rail as the Black Sea corridor underperforms. Inspections are slow, with 34 vessels awaiting inbound inspection and no new vessel registrations since June 4 other than one World Food Programme ship.

- Date: 2023-06-26 · published 2023-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14387-ukraine-traders-seek-other-export-options-as-grain-corridor-hopes-fade
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Slow inspections and rerouting raise costs and delay shipments, which tightens Ukrainian corn and wheat export availability and supports prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-05 | [Ukraine's corn exporters hope for acceleration in ship inspections in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14423-ukraine-s-corn-exporters-hope-for-acceleration-in-ship-inspections-in-2023.md) | +0.3% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-12-09 | [Drastic freight rate fall in Ukraine's deep sea ports brings no relief for grain trade - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38130-drastic-freight-rate-fall-in-ukraine-s-deep-sea-ports-brings-no-relief-for.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2022-12-23 | [Export Of Agricultural Products Through ‘Grain Corridor’ Down 22% In 1 Week » The Center for Transport Strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14431-export-of-agricultural-products-through-grain-corridor-down-22-in-1-week-the.md) | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-05-05 | [Logistic costs increasing for Ukraine's grain trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41304-logistic-costs-increasing-for-ukraine-s-grain-trade.md) | +6.2% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-05-20 | [New strike actions renew pressure on Argentine grain shipments - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46937-new-strike-actions-renew-pressure-on-argentine-grain-shipments-fastmarkets.md) | -4.4% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-05 | [Ukraine's corn exporters hope for acceleration in ship inspections in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14423-ukraine-s-corn-exporters-hope-for-acceleration-in-ship-inspections-in-2023.md) | -2.7% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-09 | [Drastic freight rate fall in Ukraine's deep sea ports brings no relief for grain trade - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38130-drastic-freight-rate-fall-in-ukraine-s-deep-sea-ports-brings-no-relief-for.md) | +10.3% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-23 | [Export Of Agricultural Products Through ‘Grain Corridor’ Down 22% In 1 Week » The Center for Transport Strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14431-export-of-agricultural-products-through-grain-corridor-down-22-in-1-week-the.md) | +0.7% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/ukraine-traders-seek-export-options/

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