# Ukraine's Oct 5-11 sea port exports down 50 pct wk/wk — Latifundist.com

> Staple grain shipments through Ukrainian seaports fell 50% to 728 thousand tons in the week of October 5-11 from the prior week. Wheat shipments nearly halved to 473 thousand tons, barley dropped to 20 thousand tons, and corn fell 33% to 236 thousand tons.

- Date: 2019-10-16 · published 2019-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56433-ukraine-s-oct-5-11-sea-port-exports-down-50-pct-wk-wk-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in port exports reduces near-term Black Sea supply, which is mildly supportive for wheat and corn prices, though the weekly swing is small in the broader trade.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-02 | [Ukraine's May 16-29 sea port grain exports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52471-ukraine-s-may-16-29-sea-port-grain-exports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-09 | [Ukraine's Jan-Oct sea port grain exports overstepped 39 mln t — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50010-ukraine-s-jan-oct-sea-port-grain-exports-overstepped-39-mln-t-latifundist-com.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-26 | [Export of grain from sea ports of Ukraine boosted by 65k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65857-export-of-grain-from-sea-ports-of-ukraine-boosted-by-65k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +0.7% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-18 | [Ukraine's Feb 8-14 sea port staple grains shipment up 1.5x wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54473-ukraine-s-feb-8-14-sea-port-staple-grains-shipment-up-1-5x-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-23 | [Grain shipment in sea ports 50 pct improved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56432-grain-shipment-in-sea-ports-50-pct-improved-latifundist-com.md) | -0.4% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2020-06-02 | [Ukraine's May 16-29 sea port grain exports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52471-ukraine-s-may-16-29-sea-port-grain-exports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | +2.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2020-11-09 | [Ukraine's Jan-Oct sea port grain exports overstepped 39 mln t — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50010-ukraine-s-jan-oct-sea-port-grain-exports-overstepped-39-mln-t-latifundist-com.md) | -0.9% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2018-03-26 | [Export of grain from sea ports of Ukraine boosted by 65k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65857-export-of-grain-from-sea-ports-of-ukraine-boosted-by-65k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +3.8% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/46734-eksport-zernovyh-morportami-ukrainy-snizilsya-na-50

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