# Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - Romanian Black Sea port finally receives its first shipment of Ukrainian grain amid food crisis

> The Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta has handled 1.46 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain since Russia's February invasion halted shipments from Ukraine's own Black Sea ports. The first grain ship under a safe passage agreement has now left Odesa, and Ukrainian grain also moves by road, rail and barge via the Danube.

- Date: 2019-03-06 · published 2019-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59945-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening Ukraine's Black Sea export route returns a large volume of wheat and corn to world markets, which is bearish for prices. The effect depends on how much the safe passage arrangement actually lifts shipments.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-16 | [The Black Sea Grain Initiative: What it is, and why it’s important for the world \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14452-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-what-it-is-and-why-it-s-important-for-the-world.md) | +5.9% | -8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-02 | [Ukraine seeks UN-backed mission to export grain shipments through Black Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14479-ukraine-seeks-un-backed-mission-to-export-grain-shipments-through-black-sea.md) | +0.1% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-18 | [Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal extended, UN and Turkey say \| Russia-Ukraine war News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14408-ukraine-black-sea-grain-export-deal-extended-un-and-turkey-say-russia-ukraine.md) | -3.3% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-04 | [Turkey to discuss 'new mechanism' for Ukraine Black Sea grain exports with Russia, minister says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14322-turkey-to-discuss-new-mechanism-for-ukraine-black-sea-grain-exports-with-russia.md) | -1.3% | -9.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-06 | [Ukraine Cautious as Turkey, Russia Push to Restart Black Sea Grain Shipments - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14483-ukraine-cautious-as-turkey-russia-push-to-restart-black-sea-grain-shipments.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-12-19 | [Strikes on Odesa region ports slow down shipments and increase logistics costs for grain producers \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21509-strikes-on-odesa-region-ports-slow-down-shipments-and-increase-logistics-costs.md) | +0.4% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2022-09-16 | [The Black Sea Grain Initiative: What it is, and why it’s important for the world \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14452-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-what-it-is-and-why-it-s-important-for-the-world.md) | +1.0% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-06-02 | [Ukraine seeks UN-backed mission to export grain shipments through Black Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14479-ukraine-seeks-un-backed-mission-to-export-grain-shipments-through-black-sea.md) | +4.8% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- markets.bostonherald.com: http://markets.bostonherald.com/bostonherald/news/read/42592434/romanian_black_sea_port_finally_receives_its_first_shipment_of_ukrainian_grain_amid_food_crisis

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