# Cargo of Ukrainian Corn Leaves Romanian Port, Dodging Russian Blockade

> The first cargo of Ukrainian corn sailed from the Romanian port of Constanta, totaling 71,000 metric tons, after bypassing a Russian naval blockade that has largely halted Ukraine's grain exports. The port operator Comvex confirmed the shipment.

- Date: 2022-04-29 · published 2022-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14498-cargo-of-ukrainian-corn-leaves-romanian-port-dodging-russian-blockade
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

This shipment shows a small alternative export channel for Ukrainian corn, but volumes are too limited to offset the broader loss of Black Sea supply, so corn prices stay supported.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-29 | [First Ukrainian corn cargo leaves Romanian Black Sea port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14492-first-ukrainian-corn-cargo-leaves-romanian-black-sea-port.md) | -7.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2022-04-26 | [Ukrainian grains reach Romanian Black Sea port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14495-ukrainian-grains-reach-romanian-black-sea-port.md) | -5.4% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-12-18 | [Ukraine grain pushes Romanian Constanta port to record volume of 32.6 mln tons in Jan-Nov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14341-ukraine-grain-pushes-romanian-constanta-port-to-record-volume-of-32-6-mln-tons.md) | -1.5% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-09-25 | [Seven more crop-laden ships leave Ukrainian ports on Sunday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14453-seven-more-crop-laden-ships-leave-ukrainian-ports-on-sunday.md) | -1.4% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Russia 'partially unblocks' Ukraine ports - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61437-russia-partially-unblocks-ukraine-ports-bbc-news.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-04-29/card/cargo-of-ukrainian-corn-leaves-romanian-port-dodging-russian-blockade-LXnjLpMK0eEYKWn1NYgn

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