# Russia ready to set up corridor for ships leaving Ukraine with food, with conditions | Reuters

> Russia said it is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for ships carrying food out of Ukraine. The offer is conditional, with Russia seeking the lifting of some sanctions. The statement came via Interfax, citing a Russian deputy foreign minister.

- Date: 2022-05-25 · published 2022-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14489-russia-ready-to-set-up-corridor-for-ships-leaving-ukraine-with-food-with
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A corridor would release Ukrainian grain, but sanctions conditions make implementation uncertain. Any real opening would push wheat and corn prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-08 | [Russia, Ukraine agree to protect Ukraine grain shipping channel \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14461-russia-ukraine-agree-to-protect-ukraine-grain-shipping-channel-reuters.md) | +7.4% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-31 | [Turkey, Russia to discuss Ukraine exports corridor in talks on June 8 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14486-turkey-russia-to-discuss-ukraine-exports-corridor-in-talks-on-june-8-reuters.md) | -1.4% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-26 | [Turkey in talks with Russia, Ukraine over grain-export corridor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14488-turkey-in-talks-with-russia-ukraine-over-grain-export-corridor.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-04 | [Turkey to discuss 'new mechanism' for Ukraine Black Sea grain exports with Russia, minister says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14322-turkey-to-discuss-new-mechanism-for-ukraine-black-sea-grain-exports-with-russia.md) | -1.3% | -9.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-17 | [What are the deals on Ukraine, Russia grain exports? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14390-what-are-the-deals-on-ukraine-russia-grain-exports-reuters.md) | -1.4% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-08-08 | [Russia, Ukraine agree to protect Ukraine grain shipping channel \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14461-russia-ukraine-agree-to-protect-ukraine-grain-shipping-channel-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-05-31 | [Turkey, Russia to discuss Ukraine exports corridor in talks on June 8 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14486-turkey-russia-to-discuss-ukraine-exports-corridor-in-talks-on-june-8-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-05-26 | [Turkey in talks with Russia, Ukraine over grain-export corridor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14488-turkey-in-talks-with-russia-ukraine-over-grain-export-corridor.md) | -4.6% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ready-set-up-corridor-ships-carrying-food-leave-ukraine-ifax-2022-05-25/

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