# Grain exports decline in July stood at 8% — Latifundist.com

> Ukraine exported 2.3 million tons of grain and legumes in July 2018, 8% below July 2017. Corn shipments fell 19% to 704 thousand tons and barley dropped 25% to 610 thousand tons, while wheat made up 41% of exports at 960 thousand tons. Analysts expect further declines as farmers hold back grain.

- Date: 2018-08-28 · published 2018-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63387-grain-exports-decline-in-july-stood-at-8-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Farmer holdbacks and smaller corn and barley export availability tighten Black Sea feed grain supply, supporting prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-19 | [Ukraine's July sea port grain exports intensified a third — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51465-ukraine-s-july-sea-port-grain-exports-intensified-a-third-latifundist-com.md) | +2.3% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2020-01-14 | [Grain export by seaports down 6 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54926-grain-export-by-seaports-down-6-pct-latifundist-com.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-01-29 | [Ukraine's Jan 19-25 sea port grain exports down 29% wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60948-ukraine-s-jan-19-25-sea-port-grain-exports-down-29-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -0.4% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2018-06-05 | [Grain exports from Ukraine reached 37 MT — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64377-grain-exports-from-ukraine-reached-37-mt-latifundist-com.md) | -3.0% | -8.0% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-13 | [In 10M 2017 Ukraine exported 32 MT of grain — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67831-in-10m-2017-ukraine-exported-32-mt-of-grain-latifundist-com.md) | +1.0% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-02 | [Ukraine's May 16-29 sea port grain exports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52471-ukraine-s-may-16-29-sea-port-grain-exports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-19 | [Grain export 2020/21: grains supply dropped 16% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50522-grain-export-2020-21-grains-supply-dropped-16-latifundist-com.md) | +1.2% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/41323-spad-eksportnyh-postavok-zernovyh-v-iyule-sostavil-8

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