# Black Sea ports still the best way to get Ukraine's grain moving fast | Reuters

> Ukraine is trying to export its grain by road, river and rail, but grain exports collapsed after Russia's blockade of its Black Sea ports. Exports fell to 300,000 tonnes in March and 1.1 million in April, against a pre-war capacity of up to 6 million tonnes a month. Officials say logistical bottlenecks cannot be solved without lifting the blockade.

- Date: 2022-05-26 · published 2022-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14484-black-sea-ports-still-the-best-way-to-get-ukraine-s-grain-moving-fast-reuters
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

With Ukrainian wheat, corn and barley stuck inland, global supply is tighter and prices are supported. Reopening the ports would ease that shortage and pressure prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-17 | [Russia Still Slow-Walking Ukraine Food Exports in Black Sea Grain Deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14410-russia-still-slow-walking-ukraine-food-exports-in-black-sea-grain-deal.md) | -3.7% | -6.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-15 | [Ukraine says grain on ships in blocked Black Sea ports may deteriorate \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14494-ukraine-says-grain-on-ships-in-blocked-black-sea-ports-may-deteriorate-reuters.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-01 | [Ukraine says Russia again blocking Black Sea grain export deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14384-ukraine-says-russia-again-blocking-black-sea-grain-export-deal-reuters.md) | -3.6% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-01 | [Ukraine's Black Sea ports lose a third of grain export capacity, farmers' union says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14098-ukraine-s-black-sea-ports-lose-a-third-of-grain-export-capacity-farmers-union.md) | -0.8% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-15 | [Unblocking the Black Sea for Ukrainian Grain \| RAND](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14481-unblocking-the-black-sea-for-ukrainian-grain-rand.md) | -2.3% | -13.8% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [Russia Still Slow-Walking Ukraine Food Exports in Black Sea Grain Deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14410-russia-still-slow-walking-ukraine-food-exports-in-black-sea-grain-deal.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2022-04-15 | [Ukraine says grain on ships in blocked Black Sea ports may deteriorate \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14494-ukraine-says-grain-on-ships-in-blocked-black-sea-ports-may-deteriorate-reuters.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2023-06-01 | [Ukraine says Russia again blocking Black Sea grain export deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14384-ukraine-says-russia-again-blocking-black-sea-grain-export-deal-reuters.md) | -2.2% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/black-sea-ports-still-best-way-get-ukraines-grain-moving-fast-2022-05-26/

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