# Posco International embarks on Ukraine grain export terminal - The Korea Herald

> Posco International has completed and begun full operation of a grain export terminal at the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Nikolayev. The facility, 75% owned by Posco, can ship 2.5 mln t of wheat, corn and soybeans a year.

- Date: 2019-09-25 · published 2019-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56938-posco-international-embarks-on-ukraine-grain-export-terminal-the-korea-herald
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Added port capacity eases a Black Sea logistics bottleneck and gives Asian buyers more secure origin supply. The price effect is small and gradual.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-08 | [New port grain terminals to come online in Ukraine in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66359-new-port-grain-terminals-to-come-online-in-ukraine-in-2018.md) | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-08 | [KSK Grain Terminal increases grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44923-ksk-grain-terminal-increases-grain-exports.md) | +2.2% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-04 | [Cargill launches a grain terminal in Ukraine - port.today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64378-cargill-launches-a-grain-terminal-in-ukraine-port-today.md) | +0.2% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-29 | [War in Ukraine driving skyrocketing shipping costs - Port Technology International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40851-war-in-ukraine-driving-skyrocketing-shipping-costs-port-technology-international.md) | -8.7% | -16.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-31 | [Grain exports from Ukraine interrupted by bad weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60949-grain-exports-from-ukraine-interrupted-by-bad-weather.md) | -0.8% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2018-02-08 | [New port grain terminals to come online in Ukraine in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66359-new-port-grain-terminals-to-come-online-in-ukraine-in-2018.md) | +0.2% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-06-04 | [Cargill launches a grain terminal in Ukraine - port.today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64378-cargill-launches-a-grain-terminal-in-ukraine-port-today.md) | -2.0% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Grain exports from Ukraine interrupted by bad weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60949-grain-exports-from-ukraine-interrupted-by-bad-weather.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- koreaherald.com: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/2111543

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