# EU corn in demand as Ukraine war brings growing supply gap

> Buyers of EU animal feed corn have rushed to book supplies to replace Ukrainian exports blocked by Russia's invasion. Euronext maize futures hit a record, with the spot March contract setting a new all-time high of 333.50 euros a tonne.

- Date: 2022-03-01 · published 2022-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42326-eu-corn-in-demand-as-ukraine-war-brings-growing-supply-gap
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing Ukrainian corn pushes buyers toward EU and other origins, tightening feed corn supplies and lifting prices across European and global corn markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports -traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14509-grain-exporters-tap-eu-supplies-as-war-shuts-ukraine-ports-traders.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2023-03-01 | [Talks on extending Black Sea grain deal start in a week - Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14414-talks-on-extending-black-sea-grain-deal-start-in-a-week-ukraine.md) | +2.0% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 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) | -8.6% | -12.6% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [Ukraine Invasion Threatens Global Wheat Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6311-ukraine-invasion-threatens-global-wheat-supply.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [Russia Still Slow-Walking Ukraine Food Exports in Black Sea Grain Deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14410-russia-still-slow-walking-ukraine-food-exports-in-black-sea-grain-deal.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-corn-imports-idUSL8N2V46BO/

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