# Wheat Ukraine: China at the forefront

> A Divulga Study Center survey of UN data found that China received about 5.2 million tons of Ukrainian farm products, or 21.5 percent of exports from Ukrainian ports since August 2022. Corn made up nearly half of the 24.2 million tons shipped, and Spain and Turkey were the next largest buyers.

- Date: 2023-03-17 · published 2023-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14412-wheat-ukraine-china-at-the-forefront
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese and European demand for Ukrainian corn supports export flows and gives feed buyers a read on where Black Sea corn is moving.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-12 | [How the World's Farmers Went to Work for China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70350-how-the-world-s-farmers-went-to-work-for-china.md) | -0.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2019-09-19 | [In 2019/20 MY, Ukraine and Russia can meet the rising demand for wheat, corn and barley in the MENA countries — APK-Inform](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56929-in-2019-20-my-ukraine-and-russia-can-meet-the-rising-demand-for-wheat-corn-and.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2020-01-15 | [What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54939-what-s-in-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal.md) | +0.3% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2023-05-09 | [Explainer: Why the EU is restricting grain imports from Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11372-explainer-why-the-eu-is-restricting-grain-imports-from-ukraine.md) | -7.2% | -11.8% |
| CORN | 2017-02-07 | [News From Russia And Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72350-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +1.9% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-01 | [How Russia and Ukraine took over the wheat market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60647-how-russia-and-ukraine-took-over-the-wheat-market.md) | -1.2% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-12 | [How the World's Farmers Went to Work for China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70350-how-the-world-s-farmers-went-to-work-for-china.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-19 | [In 2019/20 MY, Ukraine and Russia can meet the rising demand for wheat, corn and barley in the MENA countries — APK-Inform](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56929-in-2019-20-my-ukraine-and-russia-can-meet-the-rising-demand-for-wheat-corn-and.md) | +2.2% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/wheat-ukraine-china-at-the-forefront/

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