# Even China Will Feel the Impact: Suspension of Ukrainian Grain Exports Threatens Global Food Security — Leonid Kozachenko | Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation

> Ukraine has been unable to export agricultural products through its Black Sea ports for six consecutive days after Russian attacks. Ships have stopped calling for the first time since 2022, and more than 20 vessels were affected over two weeks. Carry-over grain stocks already exceed 10 million tonnes.

- Date: 2020-07-09 · published 2020-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51992-even-china-will-feel-the-impact-suspension-of-ukrainian-grain-exports-threatens
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged port halt cuts a major source of world feed grain and wheat supply, and the stranded stocks raise the risk of tighter global supplies and higher prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-09 | [Ukrainian farmers and grain exports hit hard by Russian blockade of Black Sea ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51987-ukrainian-farmers-and-grain-exports-hit-hard-by-russian-blockade-of-black-sea.md) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-19 | [Rising Attacks on Ukrainian Black Sea Ports Threaten Grain Export Capacity and Global Supply \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14110-rising-attacks-on-ukrainian-black-sea-ports-threaten-grain-export-capacity-and.md) | -1.6% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-31 | [EXCLUSIVE: Russian grain lobby says Kyiv's attacks threaten Black Sea exports, global food security \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14097-exclusive-russian-grain-lobby-says-kyiv-s-attacks-threaten-black-sea-exports.md) | -1.0% | +5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-09 | [Ukraine Railway Seeks New Grain Routes as Russia Strikes Ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52138-ukraine-railway-seeks-new-grain-routes-as-russia-strikes-ports-ukrainian.md) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-09 | [Pavlo Koval: Nearly 90% of Ukraine's Agricultural Exports Depend on Maritime Shipping, While Alternative Routes Cannot Fully Compensate \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51991-pavlo-koval-nearly-90-of-ukraine-s-agricultural-exports-depend-on-maritime.md) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-09 | [Ukrainian farmers and grain exports hit hard by Russian blockade of Black Sea ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51987-ukrainian-farmers-and-grain-exports-hit-hard-by-russian-blockade-of-black-sea.md) | -5.2% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2026-06-19 | [Rising Attacks on Ukrainian Black Sea Ports Threaten Grain Export Capacity and Global Supply \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14110-rising-attacks-on-ukrainian-black-sea-ports-threaten-grain-export-capacity-and.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2020-07-09 | [Ukraine Railway Seeks New Grain Routes as Russia Strikes Ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52138-ukraine-railway-seeks-new-grain-routes-as-russia-strikes-ports-ukrainian.md) | -5.2% | -6.9% |

## Sources

- agroconf.org: https://agroconf.org/en/content/even-china-will-feel-impact-suspension-ukrainian-grain-exports-threatens-global-food

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