# First export of wheat under UN deal as two more ships depart Ukraine

> Two more ships left Ukraine's Black Sea ports on Friday, including one carrying the first Ukrainian wheat exported under the UN-brokered deal, according to Turkey's defence ministry. A total of 14 ships have departed over the past two weeks after exports had been stalled for five months.

- Date: 2022-08-12 · published 2022-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14467-first-export-of-wheat-under-un-deal-as-two-more-ships-depart-ukraine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Growing departures restore Ukrainian wheat supply to world markets, a bearish factor for wheat prices and freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-22 | [U.N.-led deal to ensure safe export of Ukraine's grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14468-u-n-led-deal-to-ensure-safe-export-of-ukraine-s-grain.md) | -10.2% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-06 | [Ukraine. 55% of memo wheat exports were shipped in July-Nov 2024/25](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14248-ukraine-55-of-memo-wheat-exports-were-shipped-in-july-nov-2024-25.md) | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-28 | [Ukraine can set two wheat export records \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44406-ukraine-can-set-two-wheat-export-records-ukrainian-and-world-shipping-news.md) | +10.0% | +9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-01 | [Ukraine: Guterres welcomes departure of first grain ship, to help ease food crisis \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14466-ukraine-guterres-welcomes-departure-of-first-grain-ship-to-help-ease-food.md) | +4.5% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-26 | [Tops in Wheat, Russia Moves Up as a Feed Grain Exporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66356-tops-in-wheat-russia-moves-up-as-a-feed-grain-exporter.md) | +1.4% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- english.alarabiya.net: https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/08/12/Two-more-ships-depart-from-Ukraine-Turkey-s-defense-ministry

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