# Ukraine's Mar 21-27 sea port corn shipment halved — Latifundist.com

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 774 thousand tonnes of staple grains in the week of March 21-27, 2020, down 39% week on week. Corn exports halved to 412 thousand tonnes and wheat fell 5%, with Iran, Egypt and Turkey the top importers.

- Date: 2020-03-31 · published 2020-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53989-ukraine-s-mar-21-27-sea-port-corn-shipment-halved-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in corn loadings reduces near-term Black Sea export supply and is mildly supportive for corn prices. The weekly swings are volatile, so the signal is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 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 | 2020-04-28 | [Ukraine's Apr 18-24 sea port grain exports down 36% wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53494-ukraine-s-apr-18-24-sea-port-grain-exports-down-36-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-02-26 | [Grain shipments dropped 16 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60449-grain-shipments-dropped-16-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -1.5% | +0.9% |
| 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 | 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 | 2019-05-29 | [Ukrainian seaports quarter reduced grain shipment — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58943-ukrainian-seaports-quarter-reduced-grain-shipment-latifundist-com.md) | +9.6% | +15.3% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/49377-eksport-kukuruzy-iz-ukrainy-prosel-v-2-raza

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