# Ukrainian ports transshipped 1 mln tonnes of wheat in May

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 3.28 million tonnes of grain in May 2021, down 4.5% month on month. Wheat shipments rose to 1.01 million tonnes, while corn fell 20% to 2.19 million tonnes.

- Date: 2021-06-14 · published 2021-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46433-ukrainian-ports-transshipped-1-mln-tonnes-of-wheat-in-may
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Corn export volumes fell sharply, which slightly eases export competition for corn buyers. The wheat increase is modest and has limited effect on global prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-19 | [Ukraine exports 22.4 mln tonnes of grain since July 1](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66836-ukraine-exports-22-4-mln-tonnes-of-grain-since-july-1.md) | +0.7% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-04-12 | [Ukrainian seaports raised barley transshipment by 2.7 times in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47481-ukrainian-seaports-raised-barley-transshipment-by-2-7-times-in-march.md) | +0.9% | +25.0% |
| CORN | 2021-11-26 | [Ukrainian seaports raised corn transshipment by 8 times in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14528-ukrainian-seaports-raised-corn-transshipment-by-8-times-in-october.md) | -3.2% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-05-19 | [Exports of the three main grain crops from Ukraine exceeded 1.7 mln tons in the first half of May](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14113-exports-of-the-three-main-grain-crops-from-ukraine-exceeded-1-7-mln-tons-in-the.md) | -2.3% | -9.6% |
| CORN | 2017-02-23 | [Ukraine exports almost 29 mln tonnes of grain since July 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72351-ukraine-exports-almost-29-mln-tonnes-of-grain-since-july-2016.md) | +1.1% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-13 | [Ukrainian ports transshipped more than 1 mln tonnes of barley in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45401-ukrainian-ports-transshipped-more-than-1-mln-tonnes-of-barley-in-july.md) | +1.6% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-07 | [Ukrainian grain exports reach nearly 19 mln tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73352-ukrainian-grain-exports-reach-nearly-19-mln-tonnes.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-12 | [Ukrainian seaports raised barley transshipment by 2.7 times in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47481-ukrainian-seaports-raised-barley-transshipment-by-2-7-times-in-march.md) | -3.9% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1520303

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