# Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies | Reuters

> Ukraine has shut its Black Sea ports as the conflict disrupts shipping. Ukraine normally exports about 5 to 6 million tonnes of grain a month, mainly around 4.5 million tonnes of corn plus wheat and barley.

- Date: 2022-02-24 · published 2022-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14507-ukraine-shuts-ports-as-conflict-threatens-grain-supplies-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Losing Ukrainian corn and barley exports removes a major share of global feed grain supply, tightening availability for feed buyers and pushing up corn and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports -traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14509-grain-exporters-tap-eu-supplies-as-war-shuts-ukraine-ports-traders.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [Commodity supplies at risk as Russia invades Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14508-commodity-supplies-at-risk-as-russia-invades-ukraine-reuters.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2022-10-31 | [U.N. Black Sea grain pact under threat as Russia quits \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14444-u-n-black-sea-grain-pact-under-threat-as-russia-quits-reuters.md) | -2.2% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-03-21 | [Ukraine could lose $6 bln in grain exports with ports blocked \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14500-ukraine-could-lose-6-bln-in-grain-exports-with-ports-blocked-reuters.md) | +1.5% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [Ukraine's grain exports curbed as Russian strikes shut terminals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14151-ukraine-s-grain-exports-curbed-as-russian-strikes-shut-terminals.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-25 | [Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports -traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14509-grain-exporters-tap-eu-supplies-as-war-shuts-ukraine-ports-traders.md) | +9.4% | +23.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Commodity supplies at risk as Russia invades Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14508-commodity-supplies-at-risk-as-russia-invades-ukraine-reuters.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-31 | [U.N. Black Sea grain pact under threat as Russia quits \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14444-u-n-black-sea-grain-pact-under-threat-as-russia-quits-reuters.md) | -5.6% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-halts-vessel-movement-azov-sea-black-sea-open-2022-02-24/

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