# Ukrainian Navy Says Russia Refused To Allow Movement Of Four Ships In Black Sea Grain Deal

> The Ukrainian Navy said Russian representatives at the Joint Coordination Centre refused to agree routes for four ships, three of which were unable to leave Ukrainian ports. One vessel chartered by the World Food Programme to deliver wheat to Ethiopia was among those stalled. Russia has signaled it may not extend the deal unless Western obstacles to its own exports are removed.

- Date: 2023-04-26 · published 2023-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14402-ukrainian-navy-says-russia-refused-to-allow-movement-of-four-ships-in-black-sea
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Stalled vessels and threats to end the deal raise uncertainty over Black Sea grain supply, supporting wheat and corn prices and shipping costs. A failed extension would remove a major export corridor.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-01 | [Ukraine says Russia again blocking Black Sea grain export deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14384-ukraine-says-russia-again-blocking-black-sea-grain-export-deal-reuters.md) | -3.6% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-27 | [Ukraine says grain shipments may fall on more Russian naval aggression](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61915-ukraine-says-grain-shipments-may-fall-on-more-russian-naval-aggression.md) | +1.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-17 | [Russia Still Slow-Walking Ukraine Food Exports in Black Sea Grain Deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14410-russia-still-slow-walking-ukraine-food-exports-in-black-sea-grain-deal.md) | -3.7% | -6.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-15 | [Ukraine says grain on ships in blocked Black Sea ports may deteriorate \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14494-ukraine-says-grain-on-ships-in-blocked-black-sea-ports-may-deteriorate-reuters.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-22 | [Ukraine 99.9% certain Russia will quit Black Sea grain deal in July, envoy says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14386-ukraine-99-9-certain-russia-will-quit-black-sea-grain-deal-in-july-envoy-says.md) | +7.6% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-06-01 | [Ukraine says Russia again blocking Black Sea grain export deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14384-ukraine-says-russia-again-blocking-black-sea-grain-export-deal-reuters.md) | -2.2% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [Russia Still Slow-Walking Ukraine Food Exports in Black Sea Grain Deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14410-russia-still-slow-walking-ukraine-food-exports-in-black-sea-grain-deal.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2023-06-22 | [Ukraine 99.9% certain Russia will quit Black Sea grain deal in July, envoy says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14386-ukraine-99-9-certain-russia-will-quit-black-sea-grain-deal-in-july-envoy-says.md) | -8.7% | -14.9% |

## Sources

- rferl.org: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-grain-no-progress/32380351.html

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