# Ukraine's Apr 18-24 sea port grain exports down 36% wk/wk — Latifundist.com

> Ukraine's grain exports through its Black Sea ports fell 36% week on week to 725 thousand tonnes in the week of April 18-24. Wheat shipments dropped 37% and corn fell 29%.

- Date: 2020-04-28 · published 2020-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53494-ukraine-s-apr-18-24-sea-port-grain-exports-down-36-wk-wk-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Ukrainian port flows reduce available supply to importers such as Egypt and Tunisia, supporting wheat and corn prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-16 | [Export of grains from sea ports decreased by 60% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68320-export-of-grains-from-sea-ports-decreased-by-60-latifundist-com.md) | -0.4% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-12 | [Ukrainian seaports reduced grain shipments by 5 pct wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60445-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-shipments-by-5-pct-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -1.5% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-03 | [Ukrainian grain exporters incur the highest costs in ports — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67885-ukrainian-grain-exporters-incur-the-highest-costs-in-ports-latifundist-com.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-31 | [Ukraine's Mar 21-27 sea port corn shipment halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53989-ukraine-s-mar-21-27-sea-port-corn-shipment-halved-latifundist-com.md) | +1.7% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-17 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports dropped 40 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58445-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-dropped-40-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -6.1% | -8.7% |
| CORN | 2019-02-12 | [Ukrainian seaports reduced grain shipments by 5 pct wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60445-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-shipments-by-5-pct-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | +0.2% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-11-03 | [Ukrainian grain exporters incur the highest costs in ports — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67885-ukrainian-grain-exporters-incur-the-highest-costs-in-ports-latifundist-com.md) | -5.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [Ukraine's Mar 21-27 sea port corn shipment halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53989-ukraine-s-mar-21-27-sea-port-corn-shipment-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/49815-morporty-ukrainy-sokratili-postavki-zernovyh-na-tret

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