# Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports -traders

> European wheat futures hit a record high after the war raised the risk of stalled shipments from Ukraine and Russia, which together supply nearly a third of world wheat exports and almost a fifth of corn exports. Traders have bought about 400,000 to 500,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat and 200,000 to 300,000 tonnes of Romanian corn for near-term shipment.

- Date: 2022-02-25 · published 2022-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14509-grain-exporters-tap-eu-supplies-as-war-shuts-ukraine-ports-traders
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Buyers are shifting demand to EU origins, which lifts European and global wheat and corn prices and raises feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14507-ukraine-shuts-ports-as-conflict-threatens-grain-supplies-reuters.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-01 | [War Throttles Black Sea Grain Exports, Threatening Food Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14085-war-throttles-black-sea-grain-exports-threatening-food-supplies.md) | -2.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-22 | [Wheat prices jump as Russia targets Ukrainian grain supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12252-wheat-prices-jump-as-russia-targets-ukrainian-grain-supplies.md) | -0.4% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-03 | [Ukraine struggles to export its grain — as Russia repeatedly strikes its ports : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14374-ukraine-struggles-to-export-its-grain-as-russia-repeatedly-strikes-its-ports-npr.md) | +0.5% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14507-ukraine-shuts-ports-as-conflict-threatens-grain-supplies-reuters.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [War Throttles Black Sea Grain Exports, Threatening Food Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14085-war-throttles-black-sea-grain-exports-threatening-food-supplies.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/grain-exporters-tap-eu-supplies-as-war-shuts-ukraine-ports
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/grain-exporters-tap-eu-supplies-war-shuts-ukraine-ports-traders-2022-02-25/

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