Ukrainian grain exports have fallen by 75% in the first two weeks of August compared to the same period last year. Russian strikes have nearly halted shipments through Black Sea ports at the height of the harvest season.

The push for an alternative comes as Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s southern ports and shipping infrastructure.

Russian grain exports risk dropping to a decade low in August due to shipping bottlenecks in southern ports caused by escalating attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea,…