Ukrainian seaports shipped 832 thousand tonnes of grain in the week of March 7-13, 2020, down 46% from the prior week. Wheat shipments fell to 169 thousand tonnes and corn fell almost by half to 565 thousand tonnes, while barley rose to 97 thousand tonnes.
A sharp weekly drop in Black Sea port loadings tightens near-term export availability and slightly supports wheat and corn prices. One week's data is noisy, so the effect is modest.
After 283 past bullish logistics events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.3%), and -0.1% over 20.
After 285 past bullish logistics events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.5%), and +0.8% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.