# Wheat shipments in seaports dropped 59 pct — Latifundist.com

> Wheat shipments from Ukrainian seaports fell 59% week on week to 856 thousand tons for March 23-29. Total main crop shipments dropped 41% to 590 thousand tons, with corn down 54% to 483 thousand tons. Spain, Germany and China were the top importers.

- Date: 2019-04-02 · published 2019-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59441-wheat-shipments-in-seaports-dropped-59-pct-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply lower Ukrainian port wheat and corn loadings tighten near-term Black Sea export supply, a supportive factor for world wheat and corn prices and feed grain costs for importers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-16 | [Grain shipment in seaports pared down by 23 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55436-grain-shipment-in-seaports-pared-down-by-23-pct-latifundist-com.md) | +2.0% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-13 | [Sea port wheat shipment boosted 23% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52975-sea-port-wheat-shipment-boosted-23-latifundist-com.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-08 | [Wheat exports from Ukrainian seaports dropped 2x — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56435-wheat-exports-from-ukrainian-seaports-dropped-2x-latifundist-com.md) | +4.5% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-05 | [Grain shipment in ports decreased 30 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59948-grain-shipment-in-ports-decreased-30-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -1.0% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-16 | [Corn shipments in Ukrainian ports dropped by a quarter — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59440-corn-shipments-in-ukrainian-ports-dropped-by-a-quarter-latifundist-com.md) | -1.4% | -12.0% |
| CORN | 2019-12-16 | [Grain shipment in seaports pared down by 23 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55436-grain-shipment-in-seaports-pared-down-by-23-pct-latifundist-com.md) | +4.2% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2019-03-05 | [Grain shipment in ports decreased 30 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59948-grain-shipment-in-ports-decreased-30-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -2.2% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-04-16 | [Corn shipments in Ukrainian ports dropped by a quarter — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59440-corn-shipments-in-ukrainian-ports-dropped-by-a-quarter-latifundist-com.md) | -1.8% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/44063-otgruzki-pshenitsy-morportami-snizilis-v-25-raza

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