# Ukraine: Transportation of grain from the Danube ports to Italy has become more expensive

> Freight rates for corn kosters from Ukrainian Danube ports to Italy's east coast rose by $1 to $27-29 per tonne. Handysize rates to Italy held steady at $21-22 per tonne, and panamax rates for corn or wheat to southern China were unchanged at $48-50 per tonne.

- Date: 2024-09-23 · published 2024-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17003-ukraine-transportation-of-grain-from-the-danube-ports-to-italy-has-become-more
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Firmer short-sea rates from Danube ports raise the delivered cost of Ukrainian corn into Mediterranean markets, modestly supporting Black Sea export price competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-14 | [Freight rates for grain transportation by coasters to Italy have increased on the Danube \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16952-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-by-coasters-to-italy-have-increased-on.md) | +1.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2026-01-12 | [Rail grain transportation in Ukraine decreased by 27% in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21071-rail-grain-transportation-in-ukraine-decreased-by-27-in-2025.md) | -2.8% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Ukraine: last season, the Mykolaiv seaport covered more than 30% of the general grain exports -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61438-ukraine-last-season-the-mykolaiv-seaport-covered-more-than-30-of-the-general.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2019-04-05 | [Grain Journal \| Transportation Impacts of Midwest Flooding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59482-grain-journal-transportation-impacts-of-midwest-flooding.md) | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-07-21 | [EXCLUSIVE: Romanian port can ship more Ukraine grain after collapse of Black Sea deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14375-exclusive-romanian-port-can-ship-more-ukraine-grain-after-collapse-of-black-sea.md) | +9.5% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/transportation-of-grain-from-the-danube-port-hvpnuw

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