# Grain shipment in seaports pared down by 23 pct — Latifundist.com

> Staple grain shipments through Ukrainian seaports fell 23% week on week to 1.34 million tonnes in the week of Dec. 7 to 13. Wheat exports dropped 30% and corn shipments fell 18%. Spain, Turkey and Portugal were the top importers that week.

- Date: 2019-12-16 · published 2019-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55436-grain-shipment-in-seaports-pared-down-by-23-pct-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A weekly dip in Black Sea shipments trims near-term export supply, a modest support for wheat and corn prices, though the season total remains large.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-14 | [Grain export by seaports down 6 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54926-grain-export-by-seaports-down-6-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -0.1% | -4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-05 | [Grain shipment in ports decreased 30 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59948-grain-shipment-in-ports-decreased-30-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -1.0% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-23 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59438-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -4.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-02 | [Wheat shipments in seaports dropped 59 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59441-wheat-shipments-in-seaports-dropped-59-pct-latifundist-com.md) | +3.6% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-13 | [Sea port wheat shipment boosted 23% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52975-sea-port-wheat-shipment-boosted-23-latifundist-com.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-01-14 | [Grain export by seaports down 6 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54926-grain-export-by-seaports-down-6-pct-latifundist-com.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-03-05 | [Grain shipment in ports decreased 30 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59948-grain-shipment-in-ports-decreased-30-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -2.2% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-04-23 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59438-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -2.3% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/47754-eksport-zernovyh-morportami-ukrainy-snova-prosel

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