# Ukraine ready for first grain ship in Russia deal - BBC News

> President Zelensky said the first grain ship from Ukraine since the invasion is ready to leave Chornomorsk port. Officials said 17 ships with about 600,000 tonnes of cargo were waiting at three Black Sea ports for clearance. Timing depends on safe conditions under the UN-led agreement.

- Date: 2022-07-29 · published 2022-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14472-ukraine-ready-for-first-grain-ship-in-russia-deal-bbc-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The waiting cargo represents a near-term supply release, but the limited first departures suggest the flow will ramp up slowly, so the price effect is moderate.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-17 | [First two cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia's exit from grain deal \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14363-first-two-cargo-ships-arrive-in-ukrainian-port-after-russia-s-exit-from-grain.md) | -0.8% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-14 | [Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo nears Syria](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14465-ship-carrying-first-ukraine-grain-cargo-nears-syria.md) | -1.7% | -10.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-27 | [Ukraine is shipping more grain through Black Sea despite Russia threat \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14343-ukraine-is-shipping-more-grain-through-black-sea-despite-russia-threat-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [Russia 'partially unblocks' Ukraine ports - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61437-russia-partially-unblocks-ukraine-ports-bbc-news.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-08-14 | [Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo nears Syria](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14465-ship-carrying-first-ukraine-grain-cargo-nears-syria.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-11-27 | [Ukraine is shipping more grain through Black Sea despite Russia threat \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14343-ukraine-is-shipping-more-grain-through-black-sea-despite-russia-threat-ap-news.md) | -0.8% | +0.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- bbc.co.uk: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62344778

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