Escalating Black Sea Naval Hostilities Disrupt Grain Exports and Threaten Global Food Prices

Deadly Black Sea attacks threaten grain exports and higher food prices

Russian and Ukrainian attacks on each other’s vessels in July killed more crew than during whole war to that month A summer of hostilities in the Black Sea proved deadly for seafarers, as Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s ships and port infrastructure, preventing vital grain exports and prompting concerns tha the conflict will push global food prices even higher. More crew were killed in the Black Sea in July than during the entirety of the war before that month as the conflict has in...

By Joanna Partridge