# Ukraine: in the first week of June, the seaports halved grain shipment volumes

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 493 thousand tons of grain in June 1-7, down nearly 49% from the prior week. Wheat fell 42% to 167 thousand tons and corn dropped 55% to 326 thousand tons, with no barley shipped. Egypt, the United Kingdom and China were the top destinations.

- Date: 2019-06-11 · published 2019-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58443-ukraine-in-the-first-week-of-june-the-seaports-halved-grain-shipment-volumes
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Sharp port slowdowns reduce near-term Black Sea export supply, which is mildly supportive for wheat and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-01 | [Ukraine: in the fourth week of June, the seaports decreased grain shipment volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57944-ukraine-in-the-fourth-week-of-june-the-seaports-decreased-grain-shipment-volumes.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-03-16 | [Ukraine: in the second week of March, the seaports halved grains shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53985-ukraine-in-the-second-week-of-march-the-seaports-halved-grains-shipments.md) | -4.7% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2019-09-17 | [Seaports grain shipment halved within Sep 7–13 — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56932-seaports-grain-shipment-halved-within-sep-7-13-latifundist-com.md) | +1.7% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2019-06-17 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports dropped 40 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58445-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-dropped-40-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [Ukraine's Mar 21-27 sea port corn shipment halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53989-ukraine-s-mar-21-27-sea-port-corn-shipment-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-16 | [Ukraine: in the second week of March, the seaports halved grains shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53985-ukraine-in-the-second-week-of-march-the-seaports-halved-grains-shipments.md) | -3.2% | -5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-17 | [Seaports grain shipment halved within Sep 7–13 — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56932-seaports-grain-shipment-halved-within-sep-7-13-latifundist-com.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-17 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports dropped 40 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58445-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-dropped-40-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -6.1% | -8.7% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1500573

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