Insights and Stories on Black Sea

Russia says will have talks with Turkey about alternative to Black Sea deal

Aug. 31, 2023 at 2:53 am CDT

Reuters — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan will discuss a proposal by Moscow for an alternative to the Black Sea grain deal when they meet this week, Lavrov’s ministry said Wednesday. Under the plan, Russia would send a million tons of grain to Turkey at […]

Russia hits grain facilities at Ukrainian Danube River port

Aug. 23, 2023 at 10:18 am CDT

By Pavel Polityuk

U.S. grains: Soybeans run up to three-week high on hot, dry weather

Aug. 21, 2023 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally on war concerns

Aug. 18, 2023 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat down as traders shrug off Russian warning shots

Aug. 14, 2023 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Ukraine announces ‘humanitarian corridor’ for other stuck ships

Aug. 10, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine announced a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea on Thursday to release cargo ships trapped in its ports since the outbreak of war, a new test of Russia’s de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned a deal last month to let Kyiv export grain. At least […]

By Olena Harmash

Russia strikes Ukraine’s Danube port, sending global grain prices higher

Aug. 2, 2023 at 8:37 am CDT

Kyiv | Reuters – Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food prices higher as it ramps up its use of force to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain. The attacks destroyed buildings in the port of Izmail and halted ships in […]

By Pavel Polityuk

Ukraine says Russia threatened civilian vessels in second week without grain deal

Jul. 28, 2023 at 9:40 am CDT

Kyiv | Reuters – A senior Ukrainian official accused Russia on Friday of threatening civilian vessels in the Black Sea, and urged the international community to condemn what he said were “the methods of terrorists”. Russia last week quit a U.N.-brokered deal allowing Ukraine, a major global grain producer, to […]

By Reuters

Russia attacks Ukraine’s vital Danube grain export route

Jul. 24, 2023 at 9:37 am CDT

Kyiv | Reuters – Russia destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River in a drone attack on Monday, targeting a vital export route for Kyiv in an expanding air campaign that Moscow began last week after pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal. Last week’s attacks mostly struck […]

By Olena Harmash Olga Popova Tom Balmforth

Russian diplomat accuses Ukraine of using Black Sea grain corridor for attacks

Jul. 21, 2023 at 9:21 am CDT

Moscow | Reuters – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin on Friday accused Ukraine of using a grain export corridor in the Black Sea to launch “terrorist attacks” against Russian interests, including one this week on the Crimean Bridge. Vershinin was addressing a briefing about Russia’s decision on Monday to […]

By Reuters