# Black Sea Watch: Grain flows ease on month as inspection delays remain unresolved | World Ports Organization

> Seaborne grain flows through the Black Sea corridor averaged 102,051 mt/day over Jan. 1-28, 15% below December, with flows easing further in late January. Inspection delays remain unresolved, and grain shipments under the deal reached 18.94 million mt as of Jan. 28.

- Date: 2023-01-31 · published 2023-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14422-black-sea-watch-grain-flows-ease-on-month-as-inspection-delays-remain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Slower inspections reduce Ukrainian export capacity and support international corn and wheat prices, while freight rates to Egypt remain elevated.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-01 | [Black Sea Watch: Grain flows edge lower as congestion, delays bite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14429-black-sea-watch-grain-flows-edge-lower-as-congestion-delays-bite.md) | -3.3% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-09-15 | [Danube delays triple Ukraine-to-Egypt grain transit times, shippers say \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16768-danube-delays-triple-ukraine-to-egypt-grain-transit-times-shippers-say-world.md) | +1.2% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-24 | [Black Sea Watch: Ukrainian grain flows ease amid safe passage uncertainty \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14398-black-sea-watch-ukrainian-grain-flows-ease-amid-safe-passage-uncertainty-s-and.md) | -0.7% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-22 | [Russian grain exports collapse fourfold as Black Sea ports stall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14076-russian-grain-exports-collapse-fourfold-as-black-sea-ports-stall.md) | -1.2% | — |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-01 | [Black Sea Watch: Grain flows edge lower as congestion, delays bite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14429-black-sea-watch-grain-flows-edge-lower-as-congestion-delays-bite.md) | -9.9% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-09 | [As Black Sea routes stall, Russian Baltic ports ramp up grain capacity by 170 per cent \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14079-as-black-sea-routes-stall-russian-baltic-ports-ramp-up-grain-capacity-by-170.md) | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-15 | [Danube delays triple Ukraine-to-Egypt grain transit times, shippers say \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16768-danube-delays-triple-ukraine-to-egypt-grain-transit-times-shippers-say-world.md) | -0.0% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- worldports.org: https://www.worldports.org/black-sea-watch-grain-flows-ease-on-month-as-inspection-delays-remain-unresolved/

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