# Ukrainian seaports almost halved grain exports in June

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 1.95 million tonnes of grain in June 2020, down 47% from May. Wheat shipments fell about fivefold to 214,000 tonnes, and corn exports dropped 37% to 1.54 million tonnes. Barley shipments rose 38%.

- Date: 2020-07-20 · published 2020-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51986-ukrainian-seaports-almost-halved-grain-exports-in-june
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Black Sea export availability from Ukraine tightens world supply of corn and feed grains, which supports prices for buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-04-23 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59438-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -2.3% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2018-08-21 | [Ukrainian seaports reduced grain exports by 86% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63388-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-exports-by-86-latifundist-com.md) | -2.5% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-20 | [Ukrainian seaports cut grain export by more than 6 mln tonnes in 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48981-ukrainian-seaports-cut-grain-export-by-more-than-6-mln-tonnes-in-2020.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-23 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59438-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -4.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-21 | [Ukrainian seaports reduced grain exports by 86% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63388-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-exports-by-86-latifundist-com.md) | +0.5% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-14 | [Ukrainian seaports halved wheat transshipment in December](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48982-ukrainian-seaports-halved-wheat-transshipment-in-december.md) | +1.4% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1512687

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