# Ukrainian seaports raised grain transshipment by 16% in February

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 3.2 million tonnes of grain in February 2021, up 16% from January. Wheat shipments rose 20.8% to 0.7 million tonnes and corn rose 16.4% to 2.4 million tonnes, while barley fell 24.1%. Egypt was the top wheat and corn importer and China the main barley destination.

- Date: 2021-03-16 · published 2021-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47992-ukrainian-seaports-raised-grain-transshipment-by-16-in-february
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Steady Ukrainian port flows add export supply to the Black Sea market, which is mildly bearish for corn and wheat prices. The effect is modest because the increase is in line with normal seasonal trade.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-02-19 | [Ukrainian seaports cut corn transshipment by 1.7 times in January](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48489-ukrainian-seaports-cut-corn-transshipment-by-1-7-times-in-january.md) | +0.6% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-14 | [Ukrainian seaports halved wheat transshipment in December](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48982-ukrainian-seaports-halved-wheat-transshipment-in-december.md) | +0.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2016-12-06 | [Ukraine: seaports grain shipments up in January-November 2016 – Business World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73346-ukraine-seaports-grain-shipments-up-in-january-november-2016-business-world.md) | +1.5% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-05-17 | [Ukrainian ports increased corn shipments in April](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46947-ukrainian-ports-increased-corn-shipments-in-april.md) | -1.7% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 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) | -1.7% | -9.0% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-06 | [Ukraine: seaports grain shipments up in January-November 2016 – Business World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73346-ukraine-seaports-grain-shipments-up-in-january-november-2016-business-world.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1518431

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