# Ukraine Is Sitting on 15 Million Tons of Grain it Can't Move

> Ukraine is holding about 15 million tonnes of corn, roughly half of the expected season exports, that it has struggled to move to buyers. Markets are bracing for further disruption as Ukraine and Russia, together about a quarter of world grain trade, face complications in deliveries.

- Date: 2022-05-01 · published 2022-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Ukraine · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14499-ukraine-is-sitting-on-15-million-tons-of-grain-it-can-t-move
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Large stranded corn stocks and disrupted deliveries from two major exporters tighten global corn and wheat availability, supporting prices and raising freight costs.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-05-06 | [Nearly 25 million tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine, says UN food agency \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41445-nearly-25-million-tonnes-of-grain-stuck-in-ukraine-says-un-food-agency-reuters.md) | +6.7% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-03-17 | [The Invasion of Ukraine is Accelerating the Supercycle in Commodities \| Goldman Sachs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9948-the-invasion-of-ukraine-is-accelerating-the-supercycle-in-commodities-goldman.md) | +2.8% | +7.8% |
| CORN | 2026-01-23 | [100 mln tons of grain transported via the Ukrainian Black sea corridor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14145-100-mln-tons-of-grain-transported-via-the-ukrainian-black-sea-corridor.md) | +1.6% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-02-14 | [Can Ukraine's Grain Corridor Ease the Global Food Crisis?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14415-can-ukraine-s-grain-corridor-ease-the-global-food-crisis.md) | -0.8% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2023-03-01 | [Talks on extending Black Sea grain deal start in a week - Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14414-talks-on-extending-black-sea-grain-deal-start-in-a-week-ukraine.md) | +2.0% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-06 | [Nearly 25 million tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine, says UN food agency \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41445-nearly-25-million-tonnes-of-grain-stuck-in-ukraine-says-un-food-agency-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-17 | [The Invasion of Ukraine is Accelerating the Supercycle in Commodities \| Goldman Sachs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9948-the-invasion-of-ukraine-is-accelerating-the-supercycle-in-commodities-goldman.md) | +15.8% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-23 | [100 mln tons of grain transported via the Ukrainian Black sea corridor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14145-100-mln-tons-of-grain-transported-via-the-ukrainian-black-sea-corridor.md) | +3.7% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-04-05/will-russia-s-war-in-ukraine-cause-wheat-shortages-raise-food-prices-more

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