# Ships going dark: Russia’s grain smuggling in the Black Sea

> An FT investigation found that a Russian bulk carrier loaded corn in Sevastopol, Crimea, and delivered it to a Turkish port, sidestepping sanctions. Russian food exports are not sanctioned, but the voyage appears to be part of a network used to evade other sanctions and possibly smuggle goods from Ukraine. Satellite imagery corroborated the loading.

- Date: 2022-06-29 · published 2022-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14482-ships-going-dark-russia-s-grain-smuggling-in-the-black-sea
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sanctions-evading grain flows add unofficial Russian corn supply to Turkish buyers, a modest bearish factor for corn, while raising compliance risk for feed importers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-09 | [How Ukraine broke Russia’s grip in the Black Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14301-how-ukraine-broke-russia-s-grip-in-the-black-sea.md) | +2.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-21 | [Ukraine, Russia ink deal to export grain on Black Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48492-ukraine-russia-ink-deal-to-export-grain-on-black-sea.md) | +1.6% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2022-06-22 | [Turkish team to discuss Black Sea grain corridor in Russia this week -sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14477-turkish-team-to-discuss-black-sea-grain-corridor-in-russia-this-week-sources.md) | +1.4% | -9.8% |
| CORN | 2022-06-06 | [Ukraine Cautious as Turkey, Russia Push to Restart Black Sea Grain Shipments - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14483-ukraine-cautious-as-turkey-russia-push-to-restart-black-sea-grain-shipments.md) | +5.9% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-25 | [Russia can restart 80% of Black Sea grain export terminals if attacks stop \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14081-russia-can-restart-80-of-black-sea-grain-export-terminals-if-attacks-stop.md) | -0.3% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- ft.com: https://www.ft.com/content/86d2be80-d69c-4b93-b448-dd006b070854?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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