# Russia has updated the record in the export of grain, Ukraine has entered the last year's pace

> Russia's grain exports for the 2017/18 season through January 31 reached 30.45 million tonnes, up 33.9% year on year, with wheat up 33.8% and barley nearly doubled. Ukraine's exports through February 5 totaled 24.46 million tonnes, roughly in line with last year's pace.

- Date: 2018-02-07 · published 2018-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66357-russia-has-updated-the-record-in-the-export-of-grain-ukraine-has-entered-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Black Sea export flows keep global wheat and barley supplies ample, which limits price gains. Feed buyers face steady competition from Russian and Ukrainian barley.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-18 | [Ukraine reduces the rate of grain exports, as Russia is stepping up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62390-ukraine-reduces-the-rate-of-grain-exports-as-russia-is-stepping-up.md) | +0.3% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-26 | [Russia to export record high grains volume in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51461-russia-to-export-record-high-grains-volume-in-september.md) | -1.7% | +7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-13 | [Infographic: Russian grain exports surpass prewar levels, Ukraine picks up pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14245-infographic-russian-grain-exports-surpass-prewar-levels-ukraine-picks-up-pace.md) | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-20 | [Russia and Ukraine Vie for Title of Top Grain Exporter - The Moscow Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58947-russia-and-ukraine-vie-for-title-of-top-grain-exporter-the-moscow-times.md) | +10.5% | +9.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-22 | ['A beacon of hope': Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14469-a-beacon-of-hope-ukraine-russia-sign-grain-export-deal-ap-news.md) | -10.2% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- graintrade.com.ua: https://graintrade.com.ua/en/novosti/rosiya-onovila-rekord-z-eksportu-zerna-ukraina-vijshla-na-minulorichni-tempi.html

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