# Ukraine's corn exporters hope for acceleration in ship inspections in 2023

> Ukrainian corn exporters hope inspection procedures will accelerate in 2023, as January and February are typically peak shipping months. Exporters accuse Russia of deliberately slowing ship approvals under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Ukraine starts the year with large corn stocks and unharvested crop in the field.

- Date: 2023-01-05 · published 2023-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14423-ukraine-s-corn-exporters-hope-for-acceleration-in-ship-inspections-in-2023
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent inspection bottlenecks could hold back Ukrainian corn sales into Europe and North Africa, supporting import-dependent feed demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-26 | [Ukraine traders seek other export options as grain corridor hopes fade - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14387-ukraine-traders-seek-other-export-options-as-grain-corridor-hopes-fade.md) | -8.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [Ukraine's Mar 21-27 sea port corn shipment halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53989-ukraine-s-mar-21-27-sea-port-corn-shipment-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| CORN | 2025-03-03 | [Freight rates for grain exports from Ukraine have increased \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25783-freight-rates-for-grain-exports-from-ukraine-have-increased-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -0.2% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-09-18 | [Ukraine's grain exports by means of Romania's Constanta down by half in Jan-August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14272-ukraine-s-grain-exports-by-means-of-romania-s-constanta-down-by-half-in-jan.md) | -1.2% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2017-11-03 | [Ukrainian grain exporters incur the highest costs in ports — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67885-ukrainian-grain-exporters-incur-the-highest-costs-in-ports-latifundist-com.md) | -5.1% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-26 | [Ukraine traders seek other export options as grain corridor hopes fade - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14387-ukraine-traders-seek-other-export-options-as-grain-corridor-hopes-fade.md) | +7.1% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-31 | [Ukraine's Mar 21-27 sea port corn shipment halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53989-ukraine-s-mar-21-27-sea-port-corn-shipment-halved-latifundist-com.md) | +1.7% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-03 | [Freight rates for grain exports from Ukraine have increased \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25783-freight-rates-for-grain-exports-from-ukraine-have-increased-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -3.4% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/010523-ukraines-corn-exporters-hope-for-acceleration-in-ship-inspections-in-2023

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