# Ukrainian seaports cut corn transshipment by 1.7 times in January

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 2.8 million tonnes of grain in the reporting month, down by about 1.5 times from the prior month. Corn shipments fell 1.7 times to 2.03 million tonnes, while wheat rose 17.3% to 0.6 million tonnes and barley rose to 0.3 million tonnes.

- Date: 2021-02-19 · published 2021-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48489-ukrainian-seaports-cut-corn-transshipment-by-1-7-times-in-january
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower port throughput of corn cuts Ukraine's export supply to buyers such as China, which affects the balance of global corn trade and prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-16 | [Ukrainian seaports raised grain transshipment by 16% in February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47992-ukrainian-seaports-raised-grain-transshipment-by-16-in-february.md) | +11.3% | +13.1% |
| 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 | 2018-08-28 | [Ukrainian seaports boosted corn shipments 21 times — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63386-ukrainian-seaports-boosted-corn-shipments-21-times-latifundist-com.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1517921

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