# Strikes on Odesa region ports slow down shipments and increase logistics costs for grain producers | Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News

> Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and Black Sea ports are delaying grain acceptance and shipment in Ukraine. Ukraine exported 1.045 million tonnes of corn from December 1 to 17, but cumulative shipments are 68% slower than last year, and Ukrainian corn export prices fell $3-4/t per week to $202-205/t.

- Date: 2025-12-19 · published 2025-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21509-strikes-on-odesa-region-ports-slow-down-shipments-and-increase-logistics-costs
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Port strikes raise Ukrainian logistics costs and reduce export competitiveness, while weak external demand and aggressive US and Brazilian offers keep corn prices under pressure. Chicago corn futures are near $173/t.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - Romanian Black Sea port finally receives its first shipment of Ukrainian grain amid food crisis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59945-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-05-06 | [WFP appeals for re-opening of Ukraine ports to avert looming famine threat \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14491-wfp-appeals-for-re-opening-of-ukraine-ports-to-avert-looming-famine-threat-un.md) | +6.7% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-06-13 | [No end in sight for shipping volatility \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16533-no-end-in-sight-for-shipping-volatility-world-grain.md) | -2.1% | -8.8% |
| CORN | 2022-08-08 | [Russia, Ukraine agree to protect Ukraine grain shipping channel \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14461-russia-ukraine-agree-to-protect-ukraine-grain-shipping-channel-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-09-16 | [The Black Sea Grain Initiative: What it is, and why it’s important for the world \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14452-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-what-it-is-and-why-it-s-important-for-the-world.md) | +1.0% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-09 | [Ukraine Railway Seeks New Grain Routes as Russia Strikes Ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52138-ukraine-railway-seeks-new-grain-routes-as-russia-strikes-ports-ukrainian.md) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-15 | [Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14378-why-allowing-ukraine-to-ship-grain-during-russia-s-war-matters-to-the-world-ap.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-19 | [Ukraine's grain, iron ore exports hit by Russian strikes on ports this winter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14135-ukraine-s-grain-iron-ore-exports-hit-by-russian-strikes-on-ports-this-winter.md) | +1.8% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- en.usm.media: https://en.usm.media/strikes-on-odesa-region-ports-slow-down-shipments-and-increase-logistics-costs-for-grain-producers/

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