# Ukrainian seaports reduced grain exports by 86% — Latifundist.com

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 112 thousand tons of basic crops during August 11-17, 2018, down 86% from the previous week's revised 781 thousand tons. Wheat shipments fell 79% to 109 thousand tons and corn fell 97% to 3 thousand tons, with no barley exported.

- Date: 2018-08-21 · published 2018-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63388-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-exports-by-86-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in Black Sea port loadings reduces near-term export supply and supports wheat and corn prices, although weekly port data are volatile.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 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) | -0.1% | -4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-23 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59438-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -4.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-08 | [Wheat exports from Ukrainian seaports dropped 2x — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56435-wheat-exports-from-ukrainian-seaports-dropped-2x-latifundist-com.md) | +4.5% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -0.3% | -6.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-28 | [Ukrainian seaports boosted corn shipments 21 times — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63386-ukrainian-seaports-boosted-corn-shipments-21-times-latifundist-com.md) | +6.2% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2018-05-17 | [In April Ukrainian sea ports reduced export deliveries by 10% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64882-in-april-ukrainian-sea-ports-reduced-export-deliveries-by-10-latifundist-com.md) | +1.3% | -4.2% |
| 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 | 2019-04-23 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59438-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -2.3% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/41239-morporty-ukrainy-sokratili-eksport-zerna-na-86

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