# UN concerned by lack of grain ships going to one Ukrainian port | Reuters

> The UN expressed concern that few grain ships are calling at Pivdennyi (Yuzhny) port, which accounted for over one third of shipments under the Black Sea deal. No fertilizers, including ammonia, had yet been shipped from the port.

- Date: 2023-05-22 · published 2023-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14394-un-concerned-by-lack-of-grain-ships-going-to-one-ukrainian-port-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced port throughput limits the effective capacity of the corridor, modestly supporting grain prices if congestion persists.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-16 | [Romanian Black Sea port shipped 8.1 mln tonnes of Ukrainian grain in January-July \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14370-romanian-black-sea-port-shipped-8-1-mln-tonnes-of-ukrainian-grain-in-january.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-02-12 | [Ukrainian seaports reduced grain shipments by 5 pct wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60445-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-shipments-by-5-pct-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | +0.2% | -3.2% |
| 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 | 2026-01-21 | [IMC reduced corn exports due to attacks on ports \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14149-imc-reduced-corn-exports-due-to-attacks-on-ports-ukrainian-and-world-shipping.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-16 | [Romanian Black Sea port shipped 8.1 mln tonnes of Ukrainian grain in January-July \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14370-romanian-black-sea-port-shipped-8-1-mln-tonnes-of-ukrainian-grain-in-january.md) | -1.7% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-12 | [Ukrainian seaports reduced grain shipments by 5 pct wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60445-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-shipments-by-5-pct-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -1.5% | -5.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/un-concerned-by-lack-grain-ships-going-one-ukrainian-port-2023-05-22/

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