# Ukraine's May 16-29 sea port grain exports halved — Latifundist.com

> Ukrainian sea ports shipped 1.13 million tonnes of staple grains from May 16 to 29, 44% less than the prior two weeks, according to APK-Inform. Wheat shipments fell 59% to 304,000 tonnes, corn fell by a third to 802,000 tonnes, and barley dropped to 19,000 tonnes.

- Date: 2020-06-02 · published 2020-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52471-ukraine-s-may-16-29-sea-port-grain-exports-halved-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The slowdown in Ukrainian port loadings reduces near-term export supply of wheat and corn. Buyers should expect firmer Black Sea offers if the pace does not recover.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-06-04 | [Grain export 2019/20: Ukraine's staples exports up 16% YoY — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52474-grain-export-2019-20-ukraine-s-staples-exports-up-16-yoy-latifundist-com.md) | +0.7% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2020-11-09 | [Ukraine's Jan-Oct sea port grain exports overstepped 39 mln t — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50010-ukraine-s-jan-oct-sea-port-grain-exports-overstepped-39-mln-t-latifundist-com.md) | -0.9% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2018-03-26 | [Export of grain from sea ports of Ukraine boosted by 65k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65857-export-of-grain-from-sea-ports-of-ukraine-boosted-by-65k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +3.8% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-10-16 | [Ukraine's Oct 5-11 sea port exports down 50 pct wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56433-ukraine-s-oct-5-11-sea-port-exports-down-50-pct-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2017-11-13 | [In 10M 2017 Ukraine exported 32 MT of grain — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67831-in-10m-2017-ukraine-exported-32-mt-of-grain-latifundist-com.md) | -0.1% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-09 | [Ukraine's Jan-Oct sea port grain exports overstepped 39 mln t — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50010-ukraine-s-jan-oct-sea-port-grain-exports-overstepped-39-mln-t-latifundist-com.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-26 | [Export of grain from sea ports of Ukraine boosted by 65k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65857-export-of-grain-from-sea-ports-of-ukraine-boosted-by-65k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +0.7% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-16 | [Ukraine's Oct 5-11 sea port exports down 50 pct wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56433-ukraine-s-oct-5-11-sea-port-exports-down-50-pct-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -1.4% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/50364-morporty-ukrainy-snizili-eksport-zernovyh-pochti-v-dva-raza

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