The grain corridor — a Black Sea shipping route that handles 90% of Ukraine’s agricultural exports — has not been officially closed, but it is under enormous strain as Russia steps up missile attacks on Odesa Oblast, Oleh Khomenko, CEO of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB), told the Kyiv Independent on July 24.

Ukraine says Russian strikes have halted traffic through its Black Sea corridor, threatening grain exports and global food supplies at peak harvest.

Ukraine’s maritime campaign is disrupting Russian exports as Black Sea shipping restrictions push wheat prices higher worldwide.