# Ukraine seaport grain exports fall - Markets - Business Recorder

> Ukrainian sea port grain exports totalled 1.13 million tonnes in the second half of May, down from 2.02 million tonnes in the first two weeks of the month. Wheat shipments fell to 304,000 tonnes and corn to 802,000 tonnes, with China, Iran and the Netherlands as the main destinations.

- Date: 2020-06-01 · published 2020-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52470-ukraine-seaport-grain-exports-fall-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in Ukrainian port shipments tightens near-term export availability for corn and wheat, though the season total remains well ahead of last year. The effect on world prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-01 | [Wheat recovers from 2021 lows; Black Sea grain in focus - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36896-wheat-recovers-from-2021-lows-black-sea-grain-in-focus-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.0% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-05-28 | [Corn consolidates after surge on export demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47116-corn-consolidates-after-surge-on-export-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-09-21 | [Asia rice: India’s export curbs stall trade; prices in other hubs decline - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34185-asia-rice-india-s-export-curbs-stall-trade-prices-in-other-hubs-decline-markets.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2016-12-06 | [Ukraine: seaports grain shipments up in January-November 2016 – Business World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73346-ukraine-seaports-grain-shipments-up-in-january-november-2016-business-world.md) | +1.5% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-08-04 | [Grain export from Ukraine and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69296-grain-export-from-ukraine-and-russia.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-19 | [Ukraine's 2020/21 grain exports fall 19.8pc so far - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51462-ukraine-s-2020-21-grain-exports-fall-19-8pc-so-far-markets-business-recorder.md) | +3.1% | +11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-01 | [Wheat recovers from 2021 lows; Black Sea grain in focus - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36896-wheat-recovers-from-2021-lows-black-sea-grain-in-focus-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.6% | +5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-28 | [Corn consolidates after surge on export demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47116-corn-consolidates-after-surge-on-export-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | -2.6% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/1000272

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