# Ukraine's Feb 8-14 sea port staple grains shipment up 1.5x wk/wk — Latifundist.com

> Staple grain shipments from Ukrainian seaports rose 54% in the week of Feb. 8-14 to 1.17 million tonnes, led by corn. Egypt, the Netherlands and Libya were the top importers that week.

- Date: 2020-02-18 · published 2020-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54473-ukraine-s-feb-8-14-sea-port-staple-grains-shipment-up-1-5x-wk-wk-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong port flows show Ukrainian export supply is steady and competitive, which is mildly bearish for corn and wheat prices. The effect is modest because the volume is a single weekly figure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-02-25 | [Ukraine's Feb 15-21 sea port wheat shipment up 1.7x wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54474-ukraine-s-feb-15-21-sea-port-wheat-shipment-up-1-7x-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | +0.4% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2019-11-26 | [Seaports in Ukraine upheld grains shipment pace wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55915-seaports-in-ukraine-upheld-grains-shipment-pace-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-10-13 | [Grain export 2021/22: staples shipment from Ukraine soars by 18% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44409-grain-export-2021-22-staples-shipment-from-ukraine-soars-by-18-latifundist-com.md) | +0.9% | +10.7% |
| CORN | 2020-06-04 | [Grain export 2019/20: Ukraine's staples exports up 16% YoY — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52474-grain-export-2019-20-ukraine-s-staples-exports-up-16-yoy-latifundist-com.md) | +0.7% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2019-10-29 | [Sea ports provided for a 2.5x higher grain shipment — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56431-sea-ports-provided-for-a-2-5x-higher-grain-shipment-latifundist-com.md) | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-26 | [Seaports in Ukraine upheld grains shipment pace wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55915-seaports-in-ukraine-upheld-grains-shipment-pace-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-13 | [Grain export 2021/22: staples shipment from Ukraine soars by 18% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44409-grain-export-2021-22-staples-shipment-from-ukraine-soars-by-18-latifundist-com.md) | +0.6% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-29 | [Sea ports provided for a 2.5x higher grain shipment — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56431-sea-ports-provided-for-a-2-5x-higher-grain-shipment-latifundist-com.md) | -0.4% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/48667-eksport-zernovyh-morportami-ukrainy-vyros-v-15-raza

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