# Black Sea container market up 12.75 percent during 2017

> Container terminals in Ukraine, Romania, Russia, Georgia and Bulgaria handled about 2.75 million TEU in 2017, up 12.74% year on year. Laden container growth was recorded in every country, led by Russia and Georgia.

- Date: 2018-04-09 · published 2018-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65356-black-sea-container-market-up-12-75-percent-during-2017
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Container throughput growth in the Black Sea region signals expanding port capacity and trade flows, but it is largely unrelated to bulk feed grain prices and has little direct effect on feed commodity markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-29 | [Black Sea shippers favoring Ukraine over Russia \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70336-black-sea-shippers-favoring-ukraine-over-russia-journal-of-commerce.md) | +2.3% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-12 | [Market Perspectives - December 12, 2024 - Page 6 of 7 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16978-market-perspectives-december-12-2024-page-6-of-7-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | -0.5% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-31 | [Market Perspectives August 31, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69349-market-perspectives-august-31-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +0.5% | -2.7% |
| 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 | 2022-07-25 | [First Ukraine Black Sea grain shipments could move in days - U.N., Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14470-first-ukraine-black-sea-grain-shipments-could-move-in-days-u-n-ukraine.md) | -9.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-06-29 | [Black Sea shippers favoring Ukraine over Russia \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70336-black-sea-shippers-favoring-ukraine-over-russia-journal-of-commerce.md) | +5.9% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2024-12-12 | [Market Perspectives - December 12, 2024 - Page 6 of 7 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16978-market-perspectives-december-12-2024-page-6-of-7-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | -0.0% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2017-09-21 | [Market Perspectives September 21, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69170-market-perspectives-september-21-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- freshplaza.com: https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/2192339/black-sea-container-market-up-12-75-percent-during-2017/

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