What the Renewed Black Sea Blockade Means for Ukraine’s Farmers
Ukraine’s grain exports fell 75% in early August as Russia and Kyiv traded strikes on Black Sea ports and terminals, officials said.
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In response to Russian attacks, Ukraine is shooting drones at Russia's Black Sea infrastructure. Russia is hit massively by this: exports of grain and oil are breaking down.
What the renewed Black Sea blockade means for Ukraine’s farmers
As Ukraine and Russia hammer each other’s Black Sea ports, the amount of grain being shipped through the crucial waterway has slowed to a crawl. For Ukraine’s farmers, the Black Sea blockade could hardly have come at a worse time.
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Hindustan TimesThe renewed threat to global grain supplies
Unlike in 2022, both Ukraine’s and Russia’s exports are under attack
During the summer, the two strategies adopted by the Ukrainian and Russian authorities led to huge destruction of maritime infrastructure and a trade stalemate, comparable to that of the Strait of Ormuz. Ukraine is facing an export freeze in the Black Sea.
Russia is cutting off Ukraine’s grain exports again, threatening a critical harvest and global food security
Iryna Skubii, The University of Melbourne While the world’s attention is fixated on the US blockade of Iranian ports and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Russia has been subjecting Ukraine to a blockade of its own in the Black Sea, imperilling Ukraine’s summer grain harvest. Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter of sunflower seeds and sunflower oil (50% of the global supply), the third-largest exporter of barley (18%), the fourth-largest f…
The Kremlin's attempts to reduce the consequences attacks on the Black Sea infrastructure occur against the background of world fears importers regarding the disruption of grain supplies during the peak export season.
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