# Russia, Ukraine agree to avoid attacks on grain ships, energy infrastructure on Black Sea

> Russia and Ukraine separately agreed to avoid strikes on Black Sea commercial ships and to work toward banning attacks on each other's energy infrastructure, according to a US announcement after talks in Saudi Arabia. The White House said the US would help restore Russia's access to world agricultural and fertilizer markets. Traders expect no major change in Ukrainian grain trade flows.

- Date: 2025-03-25 · published 2025-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14219-russia-ukraine-agree-to-avoid-attacks-on-grain-ships-energy-infrastructure-on
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower shipping risk in the Black Sea can ease war-risk insurance and freight costs, slightly reducing the risk premium in wheat and corn export prices. Traders say the actual effect on Ukrainian grain flows is likely small.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-21 | [Ukraine, Russia ink deal to export grain on Black Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48492-ukraine-russia-ink-deal-to-export-grain-on-black-sea.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-09 | [How Ukraine broke Russia’s grip in the Black Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14301-how-ukraine-broke-russia-s-grip-in-the-black-sea.md) | +2.0% | +6.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-06 | [Ukraine Cautious as Turkey, Russia Push to Restart Black Sea Grain Shipments - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14483-ukraine-cautious-as-turkey-russia-push-to-restart-black-sea-grain-shipments.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-08 | [Russia, Ukraine agree to protect Ukraine grain shipping channel \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14461-russia-ukraine-agree-to-protect-ukraine-grain-shipping-channel-reuters.md) | +7.4% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-25 | [Russia can restart 80% of Black Sea grain export terminals if attacks stop \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14081-russia-can-restart-80-of-black-sea-grain-export-terminals-if-attacks-stop.md) | -2.9% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-04-05 | [Supply shock caused by Russian invasion of Ukraine puts strain on various EU agri-food sectors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41780-supply-shock-caused-by-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-puts-strain-on-various-eu.md) | -2.1% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2022-11-01 | [More grain ships leave Ukraine ports despite Russian suspension \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14440-more-grain-ships-leave-ukraine-ports-despite-russian-suspension-reuters.md) | +0.0% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2020-05-16 | [BlackSeaNews \| Russia's economic war against Ukraine in the Sea of Azov: "loosening the grip" or the fear of catching the virus? –  The monitoring for April 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52979-blackseanews-russia-s-economic-war-against-ukraine-in-the-sea-of-azov-loosening.md) | -0.1% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/032525-russia-ukraine-agree-to-avoid-attacks-on-grain-ships-energy-infrastructure-on-black-sea

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