# Export of grain from Ukrainian seaports boosted 40% in March — Latifundist.com

> Ukrainian seaports exported 3.51 million tonnes of major grains in March 2018, up 40% from February. Corn shipments rose 80% to 2.55 million tonnes, while wheat exports fell to 894 thousand tonnes.

- Date: 2018-04-13 · published 2018-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65357-export-of-grain-from-ukrainian-seaports-boosted-40-in-march-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp rise in Ukrainian corn exports adds supply to world corn markets and competes with US corn in key importers such as Egypt, which can pressure corn export prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-19 | [Grain shipment in seaports intensified 40 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55916-grain-shipment-in-seaports-intensified-40-pct-latifundist-com.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2018-10-09 | [Grain transshipment in seaports up 25% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62389-grain-transshipment-in-seaports-up-25-latifundist-com.md) | +4.1% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-03-10 | [Exports of grain and oilseed cargoes from the Ukrainian seaports: results of 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53982-exports-of-grain-and-oilseed-cargoes-from-the-ukrainian-seaports-results-of-2019.md) | -3.4% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2020-04-07 | [Sea port wheat exports halved wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53499-sea-port-wheat-exports-halved-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -4.0% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2019-03-27 | [Grain export 2018/19: supplies surged 23 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59946-grain-export-2018-19-supplies-surged-23-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -3.4% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-06 | [Last week export of grains from sea ports increased to 672k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66361-last-week-export-of-grains-from-sea-ports-increased-to-672k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +0.6% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +3.1% | +11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-09 | [Grain transshipment in seaports up 25% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62389-grain-transshipment-in-seaports-up-25-latifundist-com.md) | +8.3% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/39655-eksport-zernovyh-iz-morportov-v-marte-2018-g-uvelichilsya-na-40

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