# Ukrainian seaports cut grain export by more than 6 mln tonnes in 2020

> Ukrainian seaports transshipped 50 million tonnes of grain in 2020, down 6.2 million tonnes (11%) from 2019. Corn exports fell 14% to 27.5 million tonnes, while wheat fell 11% to 17.7 million tonnes and barley rose 11% to 4.8 million tonnes.

- Date: 2021-01-20 · published 2021-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48981-ukrainian-seaports-cut-grain-export-by-more-than-6-mln-tonnes-in-2020
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Ukrainian port volumes tighten Black Sea corn and wheat availability, a modestly supportive factor for global corn and wheat prices and for feed-grade supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-15 | [Ukrainian ports cut grain transshipments by 1 mln tonnes in June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45907-ukrainian-ports-cut-grain-transshipments-by-1-mln-tonnes-in-june.md) | -10.3% | -12.8% |
| CORN | 2020-08-18 | [Ukrainian seaports tripled grain exports in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51460-ukrainian-seaports-tripled-grain-exports-in-july.md) | -0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2020-09-17 | [Ukrainian seaports doubled grain exports in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50976-ukrainian-seaports-doubled-grain-exports-in-august.md) | -0.3% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2021-12-16 | [Ukrainian seaports transshipped 4 mln tonnes of corn in November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14521-ukrainian-seaports-transshipped-4-mln-tonnes-of-corn-in-november.md) | -2.7% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-07-20 | [Ukrainian seaports almost halved grain exports in June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51986-ukrainian-seaports-almost-halved-grain-exports-in-june.md) | -1.2% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-15 | [Ukrainian ports cut grain transshipments by 1 mln tonnes in June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45907-ukrainian-ports-cut-grain-transshipments-by-1-mln-tonnes-in-june.md) | +1.3% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-16 | [Ukrainian seaports transshipped 4 mln tonnes of corn in November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14521-ukrainian-seaports-transshipped-4-mln-tonnes-of-corn-in-november.md) | +5.2% | +7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-20 | [Ukrainian seaports almost halved grain exports in June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51986-ukrainian-seaports-almost-halved-grain-exports-in-june.md) | +0.7% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1517208

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