The Other Hormuz: Black Sea Blockade Threatens a Food Supply Shock
Russia and Ukraine account for more than a quarter of global wheat trade, and prices have climbed to three-year highs as shipments stall.
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Why the Black Sea blockade is compared to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and how it threatens the world The <p>attacks cut grain supplies from Ukraine and Russia, raising wheat prices to a three-year high. The EU warns of a global crisis.</p>
Black Sea Blockade Threatens a Food Supply Shock
A miller in Vietnam thought he had locked in a fifth of his year’s wheat—four cargoes from the Black Sea—until the war between Russia and Ukraine slammed the door shut. Tue Vuong, chief executive of Golden Wheat in Ho Chi Minh City, was told the grain would not sail after fighting intensified this summer. He […]
Wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine are declining sharply, which could deprive the world market of 8.2 million tons compared to the previous season, amid the limited capacity of alternative export routes.
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Escalating Ukraine-Russia attacks have slashed Black Sea grain exports to 20% of normal levels, pushing wheat prices up 24% and threatening
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