# Ukrainian seaports decreased grain export by 25% in September

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 4.06 million tonnes of major grains in September 2020, down 24.7% from August. Wheat shipments fell 16.1% to 3.34 million tonnes, barley halved to 672 thousand tonnes, and corn dropped more than threefold to 48 thousand tonnes.

- Date: 2020-10-13 · published 2020-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50508-ukrainian-seaports-decreased-grain-export-by-25-in-september
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Ukrainian port shipments mean more grain stays in the origin market, which is mildly bearish for Black Sea export prices for wheat and barley.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-17 | [Ukrainian seaports doubled grain exports in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50976-ukrainian-seaports-doubled-grain-exports-in-august.md) | -0.8% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-18 | [Ukrainian seaports tripled grain exports in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51460-ukrainian-seaports-tripled-grain-exports-in-july.md) | +2.5% | +11.2% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +3.3% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-11 | [Russian seaborne grain exports surge by 26.6 per cent in November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14153-russian-seaborne-grain-exports-surge-by-26-6-per-cent-in-november.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -0.4% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1514855

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