Alternative grain export routes from Ukraine will reach required capacity at the end of August at the earliest, its agriculture minister said, warning they would cover only half of volumes handled by
Alternative grain export routes from Ukraine will reach required capacity at the end of August at the earliest, its agriculture minister said, warning they would cover only half of volumes handled by Black Sea ports disrupted by Russian attacks.
Russia has intensified missile and drone attacks on foreign-flagged civilian vessels in the southern Odesa port hub, which handles most of Ukraine's grain shipments.
The situation endangers exports of around half of this year's grain and oilseeds forecast total, Taras Vysotskyi told Reuters.
"A significant amount of production — specifically, just over 30 million tons — will not be exported to international markets unless this issue is resolved," he said.
In July, Ukraine recorded 35 attacks on vessels in ports and 22 on those at sea, as well as 67 strikes at port facilities, according to the country's infrastructure ministry. That compares with 14 attacks on vessels in all of 2025.
As a result, shipowners have suspended calls at the ports around Odesa and no vessels entered for almost two weeks as Ukraine's summer harvest season enters full swing.
Moscow says it hits military-related targets. Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, has also reported attacks on its agricultural export facilities and
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