# Ukraine: Breadbasket or basket case? | Global Trade Review (GTR)

> Global Trade Review profiles Ukraine's grain sector, noting its exports rose even through the 2014 conflict and that the 2018 harvest exceeded 68 million tonnes. The government aims to raise output by about two-thirds and open new export markets.

- Date: 2019-01-21 · published 2019-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60950-ukraine-breadbasket-or-basket-case-global-trade-review-gtr
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term output growth in Ukraine expands global wheat and corn supply, a structural bearish factor for prices, though infrastructure and conflict risks limit near-term impact.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-08 | [Keeping Canada competitive in the international grain trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72454-keeping-canada-competitive-in-the-international-grain-trade.md) | -0.0% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-08 | [Missing Bangkok, Paris tourists omen of global wheat demand collapse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12708-missing-bangkok-paris-tourists-omen-of-global-wheat-demand-collapse.md) | -2.3% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-09 | [Falling commodity prices stoke fear of global recession](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6884-falling-commodity-prices-stoke-fear-of-global-recession.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-06 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat slide with financial markets - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7989-u-s-grains-corn-soy-wheat-slide-with-financial-markets-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +5.7% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-14 | [Regional Review: Tapping into the CIS’ vast agricultural potential  \| World-grain.com \| August 14, 2017 18:34 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69294-regional-review-tapping-into-the-cis-vast-agricultural-potential-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-12-01 | [Global corn prices accelerated their decline 01.12.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43623-global-corn-prices-accelerated-their-decline-01-12-2021-ukragroconsult.md) | +8.0% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2021-06-18 | [Explained: What spurred the global commodity market sell-off? - CNBC TV18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5760-explained-what-spurred-the-global-commodity-market-sell-off-cnbc-tv18.md) | +0.3% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2017-02-08 | [Keeping Canada competitive in the international grain trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72454-keeping-canada-competitive-in-the-international-grain-trade.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- gtreview.com: https://www.gtreview.com/magazine/volume-17-issue-1/ukraine-breadbasket-basket-case/

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