# Ukraine's forward sales and demand hopes support corn prices - Fastmarkets

> Ukraine has already forward-sold around 20% of its corn export potential, with about 6-7 million mt of new-crop corn booked, mostly to China. Trade sources say the buying has supported regional cash prices. Traders expect more demand for Ukrainian corn amid supply concerns in the Americas.

- Date: 2021-08-11 · published 2021-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45600-ukraine-s-forward-sales-and-demand-hopes-support-corn-prices-fastmarkets
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong forward demand from China for Black Sea corn tightens export availability and supports corn prices ahead of the Ukrainian harvest.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-10-03 | [Strong export demand supports prices for grains - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11637-strong-export-demand-supports-prices-for-grains-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.6% | +5.8% |
| 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 | 2020-11-20 | [Feed weekly outlook: Export demand supports grain prices - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50227-feed-weekly-outlook-export-demand-supports-grain-prices-grainews.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2026-10-20 | [Weak demand for US wheat increases price pressure on Ukrainian and EU markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/458-weak-demand-for-us-wheat-increases-price-pressure-on-ukrainian-and-eu-markets.md) | -0.9% | — |
| CORN | 2025-01-21 | [Export prices for barley in Ukraine reached the level of corn and feed wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26576-export-prices-for-barley-in-ukraine-reached-the-level-of-corn-and-feed-wheat.md) | -0.5% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/ukraine-s-forward-sales-and-demand-hopes-support-corn-prices/

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