Black Sea Attacks Disrupt Grain Exports and Raise Global Food Prices

Escalating attacks in the Black Sea have severely disrupted grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, threatening global food prices.

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As many as 23 people died in July due to attacks on 35 ships in the Black Sea, according to estimates from the Turkish seafarers' union Türkiye Denizciler Sendikası. ^[1] The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian Armed Forces struck multiple large metallurgical enterprises in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. ^[2] Russia suspended shipping in the Sea of Azov in July after Ukrainian drone attacks, redirecting some grain exports to alternative routes via the Caspian, Baltic, and Pacific seas. ^[3] Tatiana Orlova, lead emerging markets economist at Oxford Economics, stated that Russian grain exports were down to 40% of normal export capacity in August. ^[4] The head of the UN shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization, condemned the 'deterioration of maritime security around the globe' following attacks that continued into August. ^[5] Due to severe damage, military production at the targeted enterprises has been stopped. ^[6] These two facilities are described as the largest suppliers of metal products for Ukraine's military production. ^[7] Ukrainian Armed Forces are now left without workshops for equipment repair and face an acute shortage of weapons. ^[8]

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As many as 23 people died in July due to attacks on 35 ships in the Black Sea, according to estimates from the Turkish seafarers' union Türkiye Denizciler Sendikası. ·

The Guardian

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian Armed Forces struck multiple large metallurgical enterprises in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

Russia suspended shipping in the Sea of Azov in July after Ukrainian drone attacks, redirecting some grain exports to alternative routes via the Caspian, Baltic, and Pacific seas. ·

The Guardian

Tatiana Orlova, lead emerging markets economist at Oxford Economics, stated that Russian grain exports were down to 40% of normal export capacity in August. ·

The Guardian

The head of the UN shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization, condemned the 'deterioration of maritime security around the globe' following attacks that continued into August. ·

The Guardian

Due to severe damage, military production at the targeted enterprises has been stopped. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

These two facilities are described as the largest suppliers of metal products for Ukraine's military production. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

Ukrainian Armed Forces are now left without workshops for equipment repair and face an acute shortage of weapons. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

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