# Grains shipments from Black Sea ports slowly gain traction: sources - Supply Chain Council of European Union | Scceu.org

> Grain shipments from Romanian and Bulgarian Black Sea ports have slowly restarted on smaller vessels as buyers seek alternatives to Ukrainian and Russian cargoes. Larger vessel owners remain unwilling to load Russian cargoes, and some demand premiums of around $2,000 per day to enter Russian ports.

- Date: 2022-04-10 · published 2022-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14493-grains-shipments-from-black-sea-ports-slowly-gain-traction-sources-supply-chain
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Limited vessel availability and high risk premiums raise freight costs and restrict Black Sea supply, supporting grain prices while alternative origins take time to ramp up.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Ongoing strikes keep slow French grain export - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55087-ongoing-strikes-keep-slow-french-grain-export-supply-chain-council-of-european.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-05 | [Freight fright for farm inputs - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43481-freight-fright-for-farm-inputs-supply-chain-council-of-european-union-scceu-org.md) | -0.7% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-29 | [Azov and Black Sea Basin Throughput in November 2021: Foodstuffs Up - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14523-azov-and-black-sea-basin-throughput-in-november-2021-foodstuffs-up-supply-chain.md) | -0.4% | +9.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-12 | [French grain sector fears export squeeze as strikes hit logistics - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55084-french-grain-sector-fears-export-squeeze-as-strikes-hit-logistics-supply-chain.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-20 | [Wheat Rally Extends on Higher Freight Costs - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51502-wheat-rally-extends-on-higher-freight-costs-supply-chain-council-of-european.md) | +3.1% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 2021-12-29 | [Azov and Black Sea Basin Throughput in November 2021: Foodstuffs Up - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14523-azov-and-black-sea-basin-throughput-in-november-2021-foodstuffs-up-supply-chain.md) | +2.9% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-10-31 | [Despite Russia's Black Sea Decision, Grain Still Shipping Out of Ukrainian Ports Monday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14451-despite-russia-s-black-sea-decision-grain-still-shipping-out-of-ukrainian-ports.md) | -2.2% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2023-01-31 | [Black Sea Watch: Grain flows ease on month as inspection delays remain unresolved \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14422-black-sea-watch-grain-flows-ease-on-month-as-inspection-delays-remain.md) | +1.3% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- scceu.org: https://scceu.org/grains-shipments-from-black-sea-ports-slowly-gain-traction-sources/

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