# Ukraine's Mar 14-20 sea port grain shipment surged a quarter — Latifundist.com

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 1.18 million tonnes of staple grains in the week of March 14-20, 2020, up 26% week on week. Wheat shipments rose 67% and corn rose 26%, while barley fell 40%. Egypt, South Korea and China were the top importers.

- Date: 2020-03-24 · published 2020-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53987-ukraine-s-mar-14-20-sea-port-grain-shipment-surged-a-quarter-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger port flows add export supply, which is mildly bearish for Black Sea wheat and corn prices. The rebound also shows exporters were still moving grain during the pandemic.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-25 | [Grain shipment in ports improved a third wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58442-grain-shipment-in-ports-improved-a-third-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -8.4% | -12.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-05 | [Transshipment of grain from seaports in January-September increased by 11% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68319-transshipment-of-grain-from-seaports-in-january-september-increased-by-11.md) | +4.7% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-09 | [Grain exports from sea ports increased by 65% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69295-grain-exports-from-sea-ports-increased-by-65-latifundist-com.md) | +0.3% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-22 | [First big grain ship leaves Ukraine's Black Sea port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14359-first-big-grain-ship-leaves-ukraine-s-black-sea-port.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-30 | [Ukraine soon to increase its monthly shipment capacity to a record high — Agritel — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56940-ukraine-soon-to-increase-its-monthly-shipment-capacity-to-a-record-high-agritel.md) | +0.6% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-06-25 | [Grain shipment in ports improved a third wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58442-grain-shipment-in-ports-improved-a-third-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -5.9% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2017-10-05 | [Transshipment of grain from seaports in January-September increased by 11% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68319-transshipment-of-grain-from-seaports-in-january-september-increased-by-11.md) | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-09-30 | [Ukraine soon to increase its monthly shipment capacity to a record high — Agritel — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56940-ukraine-soon-to-increase-its-monthly-shipment-capacity-to-a-record-high-agritel.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/49249-morporty-ukrainy-narastili-eksport-zerna

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