Russian Grain Lobby Says Kyiv's Attacks Threaten Black Sea Exports

Russia's grain lobby warns that ongoing drone attacks between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea threaten to disrupt global food exports. Both nations are accusing the other of targeting agricultural infrastructure, raising concerns about potential price hikes and food insecurity in Africa and the Middle East.
Why it matters
Escalating conflict in the Black Sea region risks destabilizing global food supply chains and increasing commodity prices for vulnerable nations.
Russia's main grain lobby group warned on Friday that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian ships and ports could shut down grain exports via the Black Sea in the near future, pushing up prices and causing hunger in Africa and the Middle East.Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, and Ukraine, also a major agricultural exporter, have been attacking each other's agricultural export facilities and commercial vessels in the Black Sea area in recent weeks.Concerns over supplies from the Black Sea have driven wheat prices higher in recent weeks as Russia and Ukraine have stepped up their attacks.Russia's Union of Grain Exporters and Producers told Reuters that the consequences of the Ukrainian attacks would be felt by many countries soon."The disruption to shipping in the Black Sea caused by Ukrainian attacks on dry cargo vessels and port infrastructure poses a direct threat to global food security," the union said in a statement…
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