# Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - Black Sea grain deal that reopened key Ukraine ports set to expire this week as Kremlin mulls a potential extension

> The Black Sea Grain Initiative, which reopened Ukrainian ports during Russia's war, is due to expire on May 18. The Kremlin is considering whether to extend it.

- Date: 2019-03-06 · published 2019-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59950-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

If the initiative lapses, Ukrainian wheat and corn exports from the Black Sea could be cut off again, which would be bullish for world grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-01 | [Talks on extending Black Sea grain deal start in a week - Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14414-talks-on-extending-black-sea-grain-deal-start-in-a-week-ukraine.md) | -1.6% | +5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-25 | [Wheat: All Eyes Are On Extension Of The Black Sea Grain Deal - TalkMarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10363-wheat-all-eyes-are-on-extension-of-the-black-sea-grain-deal-talkmarkets.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-21 | [The Black Sea Grain Deal: Fragile Cooperation Between Ukraine and Russia \| Lawfare](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14403-the-black-sea-grain-deal-fragile-cooperation-between-ukraine-and-russia-lawfare.md) | -8.6% | -9.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-26 | [Black Sea ports still the best way to get Ukraine's grain moving fast \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14484-black-sea-ports-still-the-best-way-to-get-ukraine-s-grain-moving-fast-reuters.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-01 | [Ukraine's Black Sea ports lose a third of grain export capacity, farmers' union says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14098-ukraine-s-black-sea-ports-lose-a-third-of-grain-export-capacity-farmers-union.md) | -0.8% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-03-01 | [Talks on extending Black Sea grain deal start in a week - Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14414-talks-on-extending-black-sea-grain-deal-start-in-a-week-ukraine.md) | +2.0% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-05-26 | [Black Sea ports still the best way to get Ukraine's grain moving fast \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14484-black-sea-ports-still-the-best-way-to-get-ukraine-s-grain-moving-fast-reuters.md) | -4.6% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2026-08-01 | [Ukraine's Black Sea ports lose a third of grain export capacity, farmers' union says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14098-ukraine-s-black-sea-ports-lose-a-third-of-grain-export-capacity-farmers-union.md) | -0.1% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- markets.bostonherald.com: http://markets.bostonherald.com/bostonherald/news/read/43318523/russia_renews_threats_of_abandoning_the_black_sea_grain_initiative
- markets.bostonherald.com: http://markets.bostonherald.com/bostonherald/news/read/43371176/black_sea_grain_deal_that_reopened_key_ukraine_ports_set_to_expire_this_week_as_kremlin_mulls_a_potential_extension

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