# Export of grains from sea ports decreased by 60% — Latifundist.com

> Ukrainian seaports shipped 306 thousand tonnes of grain for export in the week of October 7-13, down 60% from the prior week. Wheat shipments fell 47% and barley shipments dropped sharply.

- Date: 2017-10-16 · published 2017-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68320-export-of-grains-from-sea-ports-decreased-by-60-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp weekly drop in port shipments tightens near-term Black Sea export availability, which supports wheat and barley offers. One week's data is a modest driver on its own.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-28 | [Ukraine's Apr 18-24 sea port grain exports down 36% wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53494-ukraine-s-apr-18-24-sea-port-grain-exports-down-36-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | +2.8% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-12 | [Ukrainian seaports reduced grain shipments by 5 pct wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60445-ukrainian-seaports-reduced-grain-shipments-by-5-pct-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -1.5% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-17 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports dropped 40 pct — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58445-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-dropped-40-pct-latifundist-com.md) | -6.1% | -8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-03 | [Ukrainian grain exporters incur the highest costs in ports — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67885-ukrainian-grain-exporters-incur-the-highest-costs-in-ports-latifundist-com.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-17 | [Seaports grain shipment halved within Sep 7–13 — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56932-seaports-grain-shipment-halved-within-sep-7-13-latifundist-com.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/37460-eksport-zernovyh-iz-morportov-snizilsya-na-60

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