# In 2019/20 MY, Ukraine and Russia can meet the rising demand for wheat, corn and barley in the MENA countries — APK-Inform

> APK-Inform expects Ukraine and Russia to ship about 95.4 mln t of wheat, barley and corn abroad in 2019/20, up from 91.5 mln t last season. The report, presented at the Beirut Middle East Grains & Oils Congress, says Morocco and Saudi Arabia will raise barley and corn imports, with Saudi corn imports reaching 5.5 mln t.

- Date: 2019-09-19 · published 2019-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56929-in-2019-20-my-ukraine-and-russia-can-meet-the-rising-demand-for-wheat-corn-and
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Black Sea supply aimed at growing MENA import demand tends to cap FOB prices for wheat, barley and corn. The effect is modest because it is a forecast rather than a new shock.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-01 | [Rising Barley Prices in Ukraine: Supply and Demand Dynamics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12534-rising-barley-prices-in-ukraine-supply-and-demand-dynamics.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [Wheat Ukraine: China at the forefront](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14412-wheat-ukraine-china-at-the-forefront.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-12-15 | [Barley prices in Ukraine are rising amid a shortage of supplies 15.12.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43668-barley-prices-in-ukraine-are-rising-amid-a-shortage-of-supplies-15-12-2021.md) | -3.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2017-08-04 | [Grain export from Ukraine and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69296-grain-export-from-ukraine-and-russia.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2017-02-07 | [News From Russia And Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72350-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +1.9% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-01 | [Rising Barley Prices in Ukraine: Supply and Demand Dynamics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12534-rising-barley-prices-in-ukraine-supply-and-demand-dynamics.md) | +1.9% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-01 | [How Russia and Ukraine took over the wheat market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60647-how-russia-and-ukraine-took-over-the-wheat-market.md) | -1.2% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-22 | [Demand for Russian wheat holds strong despite war - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14505-demand-for-russian-wheat-holds-strong-despite-war-grain-central.md) | +2.0% | -9.1% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1504079

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