# Grain export 2020/21: downward trend in all grains — Latifundist.com

> Ukraine's staple grain exports reached 7.05 million tonnes in 2020/21 as of August 31, down 20% from a year earlier. Wheat exports were 4.46 million tonnes, barley 2 million tonnes and corn 570 thousand tonnes, down 69% year on year. The government and trade signed a memorandum setting a 17.5 million tonne wheat export limit for 2020/21.

- Date: 2020-08-31 · published 2020-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51466-grain-export-2020-21-downward-trend-in-all-grains-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A 17.5 million tonne wheat export cap limits Ukraine's share of world wheat supply, which supports global wheat prices. The steep corn export decline keeps Black Sea feed-corn availability tight.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-07 | [Grain export 2019/20: staples trade crossed 51 mln t — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52977-grain-export-2019-20-staples-trade-crossed-51-mln-t-latifundist-com.md) | -2.1% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-14 | [Corn shipment in Ukrainian seaports 23% up wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53496-corn-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-23-up-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -2.1% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-02 | [Barley and corn tax hike revives demand for wheat exports from Russia: Refinitiv Agriculture — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46435-barley-and-corn-tax-hike-revives-demand-for-wheat-exports-from-russia-refinitiv.md) | +1.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-14 | [India will not lift export ban on foodgrains anytime soon to ensure food security at home - Daijiworld.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39081-india-will-not-lift-export-ban-on-foodgrains-anytime-soon-to-ensure-food.md) | +3.7% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-27 | [Are Black Sea grain exporters turning to ‘food nationalism’? \| 2020-04-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53495-are-black-sea-grain-exporters-turning-to-food-nationalism-2020-04-27-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-04-14 | [Corn shipment in Ukrainian seaports 23% up wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53496-corn-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-23-up-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -3.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-04 | [Argentina does not rule out an increase in grains export taxes - media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48457-argentina-does-not-rule-out-an-increase-in-grains-export-taxes-media.md) | -3.1% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2020-04-27 | [Are Black Sea grain exporters turning to ‘food nationalism’? \| 2020-04-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53495-are-black-sea-grain-exporters-turning-to-food-nationalism-2020-04-27-world-grain.md) | -0.7% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/51728-ukraina-snizila-eksport-vseh-osnovnyh-zernovyh-s-nachala-sezona

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