Black Sea ports

Ukraine's agricultural sector could lose $7.5 billion if Black Sea port restrictions persist

Ukraine's agricultural sector could face additional losses of up to $7.5 billion in the 2026/27 marketing year if restrictions on Black Sea port operations continue for an extended period, Agriculture and Food Minister Taras Vysotskyi said.

13 November, 03:02 PM

EU Solidarity Lanes fail to save Ukrainian farmers as shipping crisis deepens

Ukraine’s agricultural sector urgently needs to restore full-scale maritime shipping and expand alternative export routes, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotskyi announced on November 2.

3 November, 11:29 AM

Russia begins exporting grain through Arctic for the first time as Black Sea routes falter

Russian companies have begun using the Arctic for grain exports for the first time, shifting shipments that had previously moved through Black Sea ports, The Moscow Times reported on Sept. 22.

23 September, 04:04 PM

Black Sea blockade could cost Ukraine up to half its iron ore exports

Alternative routes for shipping Ukrainian iron ore with the sea corridor halted would make the product uncompetitive in China.

25 August, 01:15 PM

Odesa port strikes could cost Ukraine up to 5.3% of GDP by 2027

Russian attacks on port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast have significantly disrupted Ukrainian grain exports during the harvest season. Economists warn the fallout from the strikes could cost Ukraine billions of dollars and lead to a notable contraction in GDP, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 20.

21 August, 11:07 AM

Iron ore shipments halted as Russian strikes cripple Greater Odesa ports

Iron ore producer Ferrexpo suspended sea shipments of iron ore pellets following Russian strikes on Greater Odesa ports, the company announced on the London Stock Exchange on July 28.

29 July, 11:20 AM

Kernel's export terminal in Chornomorsk damaged, halts operations

Russian strikes on the port of Chornomorsk in Odesa Oblast over two consecutive nights caused significant damage and forced Kernel's export terminals to suspend operations, the agricultural holding company reported on July 13.

13 July, 04:27 PM

Russian military trucks spotted hauling stolen watermelons from occupied Ukrainian territory — photo

Russian invaders were seen transporting watermelons on military trucks from occupied Ukrainian territory, a local official said on Telegram on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 11:09 AM

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