# Ukraine pushes grain export infrastructure projects

> Ukraine's Sea Ports Authority head Raivis Veckagans said at the Grain Ukraine conference on July 7 that the government is backing five marine infrastructure projects to expand grain export capacity. Memorandums include Cargill at Yuzhny port and planned deals with SCM Group and Bunge.

- Date: 2017-07-13 · published 2017-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69815-ukraine-pushes-grain-export-infrastructure-projects
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded Ukrainian port grain capacity over the longer term could lower export logistics costs and increase competition in Black Sea wheat and corn shipments, but has no immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-04 | [Cargill launches a grain terminal in Ukraine - port.today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64378-cargill-launches-a-grain-terminal-in-ukraine-port-today.md) | +0.2% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-08 | [KSK Grain Terminal increases grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44923-ksk-grain-terminal-increases-grain-exports.md) | +2.2% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-18 | [Transnet strike places spotlight on state of port infrastructure \| Infrastructure news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37808-transnet-strike-places-spotlight-on-state-of-port-infrastructure-infrastructure.md) | -3.7% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [Ukraine: last season, the Mykolaiv seaport covered more than 30% of the general grain exports -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61438-ukraine-last-season-the-mykolaiv-seaport-covered-more-than-30-of-the-general.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-05 | [Ukraine’s Jan-Oct grain exports via Romania’s Constanta down 52%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14247-ukraine-s-jan-oct-grain-exports-via-romania-s-constanta-down-52.md) | +1.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-06-04 | [Cargill launches a grain terminal in Ukraine - port.today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64378-cargill-launches-a-grain-terminal-in-ukraine-port-today.md) | -2.0% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2019-02-11 | [Some infrastructure gains, but more needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60486-some-infrastructure-gains-but-more-needed.md) | +1.2% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2016-11-01 | [Report warns of danger of failing river infrastructure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73763-report-warns-of-danger-of-failing-river-infrastructure.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- bairdmaritime.com: https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/ukraine-pushes-grain-export-infrastructure-projects

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