# Nearly 25 million tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine, says UN food agency | Reuters

> The UN's FAO says nearly 25 million tonnes of grain remain stuck in Ukraine because of blockades. The FAO links the blockages to high food prices, which hit a record in March after Russia's invasion before easing slightly in April.

- Date: 2022-05-06 · published 2022-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41445-nearly-25-million-tonnes-of-grain-stuck-in-ukraine-says-un-food-agency-reuters
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Trapped Ukrainian wheat and corn tighten global export supplies, supporting grain prices and pushing importers toward other origins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-01 | [Ukraine Is Sitting on 15 Million Tons of Grain it Can't Move](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14499-ukraine-is-sitting-on-15-million-tons-of-grain-it-can-t-move.md) | -0.3% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-12 | [Ukraine says Russia hit grain vessel near NATO member Romania \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14271-ukraine-says-russia-hit-grain-vessel-near-nato-member-romania-reuters.md) | -1.8% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-15 | [Ukraine says grain on ships in blocked Black Sea ports may deteriorate \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14494-ukraine-says-grain-on-ships-in-blocked-black-sea-ports-may-deteriorate-reuters.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-01 | [Ukraine says Russia again blocking Black Sea grain export deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14384-ukraine-says-russia-again-blocking-black-sea-grain-export-deal-reuters.md) | -3.6% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-02 | [Ukraine has 'plan B' to continue exports if grain deal collapses, minister says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14385-ukraine-has-plan-b-to-continue-exports-if-grain-deal-collapses-minister-says.md) | -3.8% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2022-05-01 | [Ukraine Is Sitting on 15 Million Tons of Grain it Can't Move](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14499-ukraine-is-sitting-on-15-million-tons-of-grain-it-can-t-move.md) | -8.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-09-12 | [Ukraine says Russia hit grain vessel near NATO member Romania \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14271-ukraine-says-russia-hit-grain-vessel-near-nato-member-romania-reuters.md) | +4.9% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2022-04-15 | [Ukraine says grain on ships in blocked Black Sea ports may deteriorate \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14494-ukraine-says-grain-on-ships-in-blocked-black-sea-ports-may-deteriorate-reuters.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nearly-25-mln-tonnes-grain-stuck-ukraine-un-food-agency-2022-05-06/

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