# Ukraine: in the second week of March, the seaports halved grains shipments

> 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.

- Date: 2020-03-16 · published 2020-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53985-ukraine-in-the-second-week-of-march-the-seaports-halved-grains-shipments
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-11 | [Ukraine: in the first week of June, the seaports halved grain shipment volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58443-ukraine-in-the-first-week-of-june-the-seaports-halved-grain-shipment-volumes.md) | -4.7% | -8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-17 | [Seaports grain shipment halved within Sep 7–13 — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56932-seaports-grain-shipment-halved-within-sep-7-13-latifundist-com.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [Ukraine: in the first week of June, the seaports halved grain shipment volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58443-ukraine-in-the-first-week-of-june-the-seaports-halved-grain-shipment-volumes.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-07-01 | [Ukraine: in the fourth week of June, the seaports decreased grain shipment volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57944-ukraine-in-the-fourth-week-of-june-the-seaports-decreased-grain-shipment-volumes.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-09-17 | [Seaports grain shipment halved within Sep 7–13 — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56932-seaports-grain-shipment-halved-within-sep-7-13-latifundist-com.md) | +1.7% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1509111

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