# News from Russia and Ukraine

> Ukrainian sunflower processors exported 683,700 tons of sunflower oil in March, up 59.2% year on year. Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea ports reached 1.58 million tons between April 4 and 14, with corn making up most of the volume. APK-Inform forecasts Russian soybean oil output of 780,000 tons in the 2016-17 season.

- Date: 2017-04-19 · published 2017-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71356-news-from-russia-and-ukraine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Ukrainian export pace adds supply to world markets and can cap corn and wheat prices. Brisk vegetable oil exports keep edible oil supply ample.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-24 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72852-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-31 | [News from Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72851-news-from-russia.md) | +3.8% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-13 | [UN: Food exports from Ukraine are up, Russia fertilizer down \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14454-un-food-exports-from-ukraine-are-up-russia-fertilizer-down-ap-news.md) | +4.3% | -8.0% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-21 | [Ukraine and Russia seal grain deal as U.S. pledges more military aid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14471-ukraine-and-russia-seal-grain-deal-as-u-s-pledges-more-military-aid.md) | -11.0% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2017-03-27 | [Latest News From Oil World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72099-latest-news-from-oil-world.md) | -3.0% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2017-04-20 | [Grains And Oilseeds News In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71368-grains-and-oilseeds-news-in-brief.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2018-09-11 | [New Grain and Aggregation Facility](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62913-new-grain-and-aggregation-facility.md) | -1.2% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- grainsprices.com: https://grainsprices.com/article/12456
- grainsprices.com: https://grainsprices.com/article/12463

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