# bne IntelliNews - Ukraine takes “world’s large grain exporter” title from Russia

> Ukraine exported 49.7 million tonnes of grain in the 2018/19 marketing year, up 26% year on year, and is set to overtake Russia as the largest grain exporter. Ukraine's corn exports rose 62% to 29.8 million tonnes, while wheat fell 9% and barley fell 18.6%.

- Date: 2019-07-02 · published 2019-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57942-bne-intellinews-ukraine-takes-world-s-large-grain-exporter-title-from-russia
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Ukraine's large corn export volumes shape global corn trade flows and competition, and Russia's export outlook also feeds into wheat and barley pricing.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-20 | [Russia and Ukraine Vie for Title of Top Grain Exporter - The Moscow Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58947-russia-and-ukraine-vie-for-title-of-top-grain-exporter-the-moscow-times.md) | +3.2% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2018-02-26 | [Tops in Wheat, Russia Moves Up as a Feed Grain Exporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66356-tops-in-wheat-russia-moves-up-as-a-feed-grain-exporter.md) | +1.8% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-01-24 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72852-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | -0.4% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-04-19 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71356-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +1.2% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2022-07-22 | ['A beacon of hope': Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14469-a-beacon-of-hope-ukraine-russia-sign-grain-export-deal-ap-news.md) | -2.2% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-04 | [Grain export from Ukraine and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69296-grain-export-from-ukraine-and-russia.md) | -3.9% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-07 | [Grain exports from Ukraine are 17% higher than last year's pace, while those from Russia are 19% behind](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14524-grain-exports-from-ukraine-are-17-higher-than-last-year-s-pace-while-those-from.md) | -6.1% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-14 | [Seaborne Grain Exports From Russia Drop 25% in 2024/25](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14190-seaborne-grain-exports-from-russia-drop-25-in-2024-25.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- intellinews.com: https://www.intellinews.com/ukraine-takes-world-s-large-grain-exporter-title-from-russia-163742/

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