# Strong end to year as Ukraine corn, wheat exports jump -

> Ukraine recorded record December corn exports of 3.12 million tonnes, and corn exports for 2018/19 reached 9.11 million tonnes, up 63% year on year. Barley exports fell 17% as feed makers switched to cheaper corn after barley prices rose on lower output.

- Date: 2019-01-03 · published 2019-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60947-strong-end-to-year-as-ukraine-corn-wheat-exports-jump
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Ukrainian corn shipments add export supply, while feed buyers substituting corn for barley shifts demand between these feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-31 | [Ukraine’s wheat and corn exports recover under Black Sea Grain Initiative \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14421-ukraine-s-wheat-and-corn-exports-recover-under-black-sea-grain-initiative.md) | +1.3% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-04-10 | [Ukraine exports ahead of last year’s pace \| 2019-04-10  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59439-ukraine-exports-ahead-of-last-year-s-pace-2019-04-10-world-grain.md) | +1.1% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Ukraine corn crop plunge balanced by huge stocks, aiding exports for now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14428-ukraine-corn-crop-plunge-balanced-by-huge-stocks-aiding-exports-for-now.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2017-06-05 | [Argentine corn exports set to compete hard with Brazil, U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70519-argentine-corn-exports-set-to-compete-hard-with-brazil-u-s.md) | +2.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-08-12 | [China to Speed Corn Imports from Brazil Amid Ukraine War, US Tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14907-china-to-speed-corn-imports-from-brazil-amid-ukraine-war-us-tensions.md) | -0.7% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- uga.ua: https://uga.ua/en/news/strong-end-year-ukraine-corn-wheat-exports-jump/

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