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.

Ukrainian strikes in the Sea of Azov have paralysed Russian grain exports. Russian exporters are forecast to ship 1.5 million tonnes of wheat abroad in July, a third less than in…

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