# A bulk wheat shipment is en route to Africa

> The first grain shipment under the Black Sea deal, 23,000 metric tons of wheat, is en route to Djibouti. Two dozen ships have left Ukrainian harbors since the July restart, carrying corn, sunflower oil and wheat.

- Date: 2022-08-19 · published 2022-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14464-a-bulk-wheat-shipment-is-en-route-to-africa
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed Ukrainian exports add wheat and corn supply to import-dependent Africa and global markets, reducing upward price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-06 | [Ukrainian Agricultural Exports Rise 41% in September Driven by Wheat Shipments to Middle East and North Africa \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17184-ukrainian-agricultural-exports-rise-41-in-september-driven-by-wheat-shipments.md) | +3.5% | +3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-28 | [Wheat shipment in seaports up 7 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57454-wheat-shipment-in-seaports-up-7-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -3.6% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-26 | [Wheat shipment since the start of 2019/20 up 45% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55917-wheat-shipment-since-the-start-of-2019-20-up-45-latifundist-com.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-02 | [Russian Wheat Pushes Growth of Black Sea Dry Bulk Exports \| Dry bulk shipping news \| Shipping Telegraph](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14348-russian-wheat-pushes-growth-of-black-sea-dry-bulk-exports-dry-bulk-shipping.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-05 | [After a speculative jump in wheat prices continue to decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11056-after-a-speculative-jump-in-wheat-prices-continue-to-decline.md) | -3.9% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2020-01-28 | [Wheat export shipment halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54923-wheat-export-shipment-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -0.8% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2019-11-26 | [Wheat shipment since the start of 2019/20 up 45% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55917-wheat-shipment-since-the-start-of-2019-20-up-45-latifundist-com.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-12-03 | [Staple grains shipment in seaports increased, wheat demonstrated the highest rate — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55437-staple-grains-shipment-in-seaports-increased-wheat-demonstrated-the-highest.md) | -3.7% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- dw.com: https://www.dw.com/en/a-bulk-wheat-shipment-is-en-route-to-africa/a-62869235

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