# Ukraine’s path to economic powerhouse runs through its rivers and sea ports - Jun. 28, 2018 | KyivPost

> A KyivPost feature says Ukraine's river and seaport infrastructure is underinvested, with 13 operational mainland seaports handling 132.5 million tonnes of cargo in 2017. It notes rivers carry only a small share of the country's growing grain output.

- Date: 2018-06-28 · published 2018-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64379-ukraine-s-path-to-economic-powerhouse-runs-through-its-rivers-and-sea-ports-jun
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Inadequate river and port capacity limits how quickly Ukrainian grain reaches export markets, a structural logistics constraint on Black Sea feed grain supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-21 | [Ukraine refutes reports of shipowners steering clear of its Black Sea ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14148-ukraine-refutes-reports-of-shipowners-steering-clear-of-its-black-sea-ports.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2017-11-28 | [Extra port capacity to boost Russia's grain exports \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67830-extra-port-capacity-to-boost-russia-s-grain-exports-agrifish-post-online-media.md) | +1.1% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2024-01-26 | [Freight rates for grain shipping from Ukraine's Odessa ports continue to decline - brokers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32319-freight-rates-for-grain-shipping-from-ukraine-s-odessa-ports-continue-to.md) | -0.9% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2024-09-23 | [Ukraine: Transportation of grain from the Danube ports to Italy has become more expensive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17003-ukraine-transportation-of-grain-from-the-danube-ports-to-italy-has-become-more.md) | +1.3% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-01-25 | [Ukraine's Black Sea grain export success tested by Red Sea crisis \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14327-ukraine-s-black-sea-grain-export-success-tested-by-red-sea-crisis-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-12 | [Reuters: US trader Bunge to focus Russian grain operations on Azov Sea - Jul. 12, 2017 \| KyivPost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69817-reuters-us-trader-bunge-to-focus-russian-grain-operations-on-azov-sea-jul-12.md) | -2.2% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-21 | [Ukraine refutes reports of shipowners steering clear of its Black Sea ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14148-ukraine-refutes-reports-of-shipowners-steering-clear-of-its-black-sea-ports.md) | +2.7% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-03 | [Grain export from the sea ports of Ukraine amounted to 506k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68323-grain-export-from-the-sea-ports-of-ukraine-amounted-to-506k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +4.7% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- archive.kyivpost.com: https://archive.kyivpost.com/business/ukraines-path-to-economic-powerhouse-runs-through-its-rivers-and-sea-ports.html

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