# Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo nears Syria

> The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, carrying the first Ukrainian grain cargo, is nearing Syria after leaving Odesa on August 1 under the deal between Moscow and Kyiv.

- Date: 2022-08-14 · published 2022-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14465-ship-carrying-first-ukraine-grain-cargo-nears-syria
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The first cargo arriving confirms the corridor works, supporting export flows and easing wheat and corn price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-29 | [Ukraine ready for first grain ship in Russia deal - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14472-ukraine-ready-for-first-grain-ship-in-russia-deal-bbc-news.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2022-07-25 | [First Ukraine Black Sea grain shipments could move in days - U.N., Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14470-first-ukraine-black-sea-grain-shipments-could-move-in-days-u-n-ukraine.md) | -0.8% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [Rising Freight Rates for Grain Shipping from Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14187-rising-freight-rates-for-grain-shipping-from-ukraine.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Ukraine resumes grain shipments from Azov Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61436-ukraine-resumes-grain-shipments-from-azov-sea.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-04-29 | [First Ukrainian corn cargo leaves Romanian Black Sea port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14492-first-ukrainian-corn-cargo-leaves-romanian-black-sea-port.md) | -7.1% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-29 | [Ukraine ready for first grain ship in Russia deal - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14472-ukraine-ready-for-first-grain-ship-in-russia-deal-bbc-news.md) | +4.4% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-22 | [First big grain ship leaves Ukraine's Black Sea port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14359-first-big-grain-ship-leaves-ukraine-s-black-sea-port.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-25 | [First Ukraine Black Sea grain shipments could move in days - U.N., Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14470-first-ukraine-black-sea-grain-shipments-could-move-in-days-u-n-ukraine.md) | -9.5% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/ship-carrying-first-ukraine-grain-cargo-nears-syria-shipping-sources-2022-08-14/

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