# Handysize freight rates continue to fall | Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News

> Freight rates for grain from Ukrainian ports fell in May 2024 as shipowners offered concessions amid weak demand. Corn freight from Greater Odesa to the Eastern Mediterranean dropped by US$1 to US$22-23 per tonne, and barge rates to Constanta fell to EUR 9-10 per tonne.

- Date: 2024-05-20 · published 2024-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30457-handysize-freight-rates-continue-to-fall-ukrainian-and-world-shipping-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Black Sea freight reduces the landed cost of Ukrainian corn and sunflower products into Europe and the Mediterranean. Weak demand suggests limited upward pressure on regional grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-11-18 | [Freight rates for grain transportation from Ukraine are decreasing \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16989-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-from-ukraine-are-decreasing-ukrainian.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2025-02-01 | [Shortage of grain cargoes from Ukraine affects the Panamax market \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16966-shortage-of-grain-cargoes-from-ukraine-affects-the-panamax-market-ukrainian-and.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [Rising Freight Rates for Grain Shipping from Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14187-rising-freight-rates-for-grain-shipping-from-ukraine.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [Ocean Freight Rates Rise as Grain Shipping Pressures Build - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16896-ocean-freight-rates-rise-as-grain-shipping-pressures-build-rfd-tv.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-10-31 | [U.S. freight costs continue upward climb \| 2018-10-31  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62425-u-s-freight-costs-continue-upward-climb-2018-10-31-world-grain.md) | +3.5% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- en.usm.media: https://en.usm.media/handysize-freight-rates-continue-to-fall/

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