# Freight rates for the transportation of grain from Ukrainian ports have increased | Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News

> Ukrainian grain freight rates rose, with Panamax corn shipments from deep-sea ports to China up $2 to $62-64 per tonne for the week to March 21. Coaster and barge rates to Turkey, Spain, Italy and Constanta also moved higher or lower modestly.

- Date: 2024-03-25 · published 2024-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31096-freight-rates-for-the-transportation-of-grain-from-ukrainian-ports-have
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Black Sea freight to China raises the landed cost of Ukrainian corn and narrows its export margin, modestly supporting US and South American corn competitiveness into Asia.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-03 | [Freight rates for grain exports from Ukraine have increased \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25783-freight-rates-for-grain-exports-from-ukraine-have-increased-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -0.2% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-10-23 | [Freight rates for grain transportation continue to rise \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28066-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-continue-to-rise-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-10-24 | [Freight rates in the Azov-Black Sea region are increasing \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39033-freight-rates-in-the-azov-black-sea-region-are-increasing-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -1.1% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-07-29 | [Freight rates in the Azov-Black Sea region are increasing \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34952-freight-rates-in-the-azov-black-sea-region-are-increasing-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -11.7% | -13.2% |
| CORN | 2026-06-29 | [Black Sea freight strengthens ahead of grain season \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16851-black-sea-freight-strengthens-ahead-of-grain-season-ukrainian-and-world.md) | +2.8% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- en.usm.media: https://en.usm.media/freight-rates-for-the-transportation-of-grain-from-ukrainian-ports-have-increased/

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