# Russia and Ukraine Vie for Title of Top Grain Exporter - The Moscow Times

> Russia and Ukraine are running neck and neck to be the world's largest grain exporter, with both forecast to ship close to 50 million tonnes this year. Ukraine had exported 44.4 million tonnes of its 50.4 million forecast, and Russia's agriculture ministry forecasts a 118 million tonne harvest and 42-46 million tonnes of exports.

- Date: 2019-05-20 · published 2019-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58947-russia-and-ukraine-vie-for-title-of-top-grain-exporter-the-moscow-times
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Two large competing Black Sea exporters keep world wheat and corn export supplies ample, which is bearish for prices and supports cheaper feed grain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-18 | [Ukraine reduces the rate of grain exports, as Russia is stepping up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62390-ukraine-reduces-the-rate-of-grain-exports-as-russia-is-stepping-up.md) | +0.3% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +1.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-07 | [Russia has updated the record in the export of grain, Ukraine has entered the last year's pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66357-russia-has-updated-the-record-in-the-export-of-grain-ukraine-has-entered-the.md) | +0.3% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -10.2% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-22 | [Ukraine exported over 25 mln tonnes of grains - FINCHANNEL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66358-ukraine-exported-over-25-mln-tonnes-of-grains-finchannel.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2018-10-18 | [Ukraine reduces the rate of grain exports, as Russia is stepping up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62390-ukraine-reduces-the-rate-of-grain-exports-as-russia-is-stepping-up.md) | -2.2% | -6.8% |
| CORN | 2019-07-02 | [bne IntelliNews - Ukraine takes “world’s large grain exporter” title from Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57942-bne-intellinews-ukraine-takes-world-s-large-grain-exporter-title-from-russia.md) | +2.8% | +1.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- themoscowtimes.com: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/20/russia-and-ukraine-vie-for-title-of-top-grain-exporter-a65651

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