# Ukraine corn prices surge as corn growers hold back stocks | S&P Global

> Black Sea corn FOB values from Ukrainian ports reached their highest level since March 2023, at $225/mt on Jan. 29. Farmers are withholding stocks and selling only in limited quantities, while CPT prices have risen since the new season began in October.

- Date: 2025-01-29 · published 2025-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26539-ukraine-corn-prices-surge-as-corn-growers-hold-back-stocks-s-and-p-global
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight farmer selling reduces available export supply, supporting world corn prices and narrowing the feed wheat and corn spread in destination markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-17 | [Barley prices in Ukraine follow wheat and corn prices up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27941-barley-prices-in-ukraine-follow-wheat-and-corn-prices-up.md) | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2021-08-11 | [Ukraine's forward sales and demand hopes support corn prices - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45600-ukraine-s-forward-sales-and-demand-hopes-support-corn-prices-fastmarkets.md) | +1.1% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2023-12-07 | [Ukraine's MY 2023-24 corn exports drop 35% on year to 6.6 mil mt as of Dec 6 \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14337-ukraine-s-my-2023-24-corn-exports-drop-35-on-year-to-6-6-mil-mt-as-of-dec-6-s.md) | -2.3% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-11-26 | [China’s Set to Import More U.S. Corn and Squeeze Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50017-china-s-set-to-import-more-u-s-corn-and-squeeze-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-02-20 | [Corn and Barley Prices Climb on Export Surge and Demand - Agrolatam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20660-corn-and-barley-prices-climb-on-export-surge-and-demand-agrolatam.md) | +1.4% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/012925-ukraine-corn-prices-surge-as-corn-growers-hold-back-stocks

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