# Corn pushed Ukrainian grain export up in October

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 4.47 million tonnes of grain in October 2020, up 9.6% month on month. Wheat exports fell 36.7% to 2.1 million tonnes and barley fell 29.1%, while corn exports jumped more than 23-fold to 1.9 million tonnes, with China the main corn destination.

- Date: 2020-11-13 · published 2020-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50009-corn-pushed-ukrainian-grain-export-up-in-october
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The sharp swing toward corn from Ukraine adds Black Sea corn supply to export markets while wheat availability tightens, supporting corn competitiveness against US origin and modestly weighing on wheat values.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-11-05 | [Ukraine's seaborne grain and oilseed exports in October rose y/y.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14258-ukraine-s-seaborne-grain-and-oilseed-exports-in-october-rose-y-y.md) | +1.8% | -1.5% |
| 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 | 2018-04-13 | [Export of grain from Ukrainian seaports boosted 40% in March — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65357-export-of-grain-from-ukrainian-seaports-boosted-40-in-march-latifundist-com.md) | -0.4% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2017-01-20 | [Ukrainian grain exports may hit new record highs - experts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72850-ukrainian-grain-exports-may-hit-new-record-highs-experts.md) | +0.4% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-07-22 | [U.N.-led deal to ensure safe export of Ukraine's grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14468-u-n-led-deal-to-ensure-safe-export-of-ukraine-s-grain.md) | -2.2% | +1.9% |
| 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 | 2017-11-13 | [In 10M 2017 Ukraine exported 32 MT of grain — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67831-in-10m-2017-ukraine-exported-32-mt-of-grain-latifundist-com.md) | +1.0% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-09 | [Ukraine's Jan-Oct sea port grain exports overstepped 39 mln t — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50010-ukraine-s-jan-oct-sea-port-grain-exports-overstepped-39-mln-t-latifundist-com.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/agencynews/1515695

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