# Hunger on the Horizon: The New Black Sea Grain Crisis

> Council on Foreign Relations analysis says the Russia-Ukraine war re-erupted in the Black Sea in July 2026, disrupting about 17% of world traded grain. Drought cut the US wheat crop to its smallest since 1970, and wheat prices have reached a three-and-a-half-year high near $8 per bushel.

- Date: 2026-10-01 · published 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14088-hunger-on-the-horizon-the-new-black-sea-grain-crisis
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Combined with a forecast super El Niño and fertilizer price spikes, the chokepoint closure is expected to push global food prices higher and keep wheat and corn supported.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-24 | [Grains Markets Hit New Highs on Black Sea Attacks, Crude Oil Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18388-grains-markets-hit-new-highs-on-black-sea-attacks-crude-oil-rally.md) | -2.2% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-31 | [Black Sea logistics crisis keeps grain markets on edge — Hectare Trading \| The online marketplace for crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18385-black-sea-logistics-crisis-keeps-grain-markets-on-edge-hectare-trading-the.md) | -1.0% | +5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-27 | [Ukraine seeks changes to the Black Sea Grain Initiative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14418-ukraine-seeks-changes-to-the-black-sea-grain-initiative.md) | -2.4% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-10 | [Grains edge higher as hopes for Black Sea ceasefire fade – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14046-grains-edge-higher-as-hopes-for-black-sea-ceasefire-fade-the-seam.md) | -3.3% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-05 | [Chicago grains end week up as no new Black Sea ships authorized](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7379-chicago-grains-end-week-up-as-no-new-black-sea-ships-authorized.md) | -1.9% | -5.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-04-25 | [Wheat: All Eyes Are On Extension Of The Black Sea Grain Deal - TalkMarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10363-wheat-all-eyes-are-on-extension-of-the-black-sea-grain-deal-talkmarkets.md) | -5.4% | -0.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-11-27 | [How much Black Sea wheat is at risk of disruption? Grain market daily  \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14251-how-much-black-sea-wheat-is-at-risk-of-disruption-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -4.1% | +0.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-01-25 | [Frost risk remains for Black Sea crops: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43080-frost-risk-remains-for-black-sea-crops-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -4.5% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- cfr.org: https://www.cfr.org/articles/hunger-on-the-horizon-the-new-black-sea-grain-crisis

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