# Russia’s Renewed Attacks on Ukraine’s Grain Infrastructure: Why Now? What Next?

> Russian missile attacks in September and October 2024 hit Greater Odesa port infrastructure and grain-carrying vessels, the most intense strikes on Ukraine's agricultural infrastructure in over a year. Four ships hit in October were carrying agricultural cargoes bound for Egypt, Italy and Southern Africa.

- Date: 2024-11-25 · published 2024-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14254-russia-s-renewed-attacks-on-ukraine-s-grain-infrastructure-why-now-what-next
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Repeated strikes on export ports raise shipping risk and insurance costs, which tightens Black Sea grain flows and supports wheat, corn and freight prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-25 | [Grain exports stall as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14094-grain-exports-stall-as-ukraine-steps-up-attacks-on-russia.md) | +1.7% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-17 | [Black Sea grain deal: What's next now that Russia has pulled out?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35074-black-sea-grain-deal-what-s-next-now-that-russia-has-pulled-out.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-27 | [Black Sea grain trapped as Russia, Ukraine attacks continue \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14101-black-sea-grain-trapped-as-russia-ukraine-attacks-continue-world-grain.md) | -2.0% | +3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-10 | [Ukraine and Russia's grain harvest under threat amid Black sea attacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14075-ukraine-and-russia-s-grain-harvest-under-threat-amid-black-sea-attacks.md) | +3.7% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-10 | [Ukraine: Russia kills eight in latest attack on Odesa port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14261-ukraine-russia-kills-eight-in-latest-attack-on-odesa-port.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2023-07-17 | [Black Sea grain deal: What's next now that Russia has pulled out?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35074-black-sea-grain-deal-what-s-next-now-that-russia-has-pulled-out.md) | -8.6% | -12.6% |
| CORN | 2026-10-10 | [Ukraine and Russia's grain harvest under threat amid Black sea attacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14075-ukraine-and-russia-s-grain-harvest-under-threat-amid-black-sea-attacks.md) | -0.7% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2024-10-10 | [Ukraine: Russia kills eight in latest attack on Odesa port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14261-ukraine-russia-kills-eight-in-latest-attack-on-odesa-port.md) | -2.6% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- csis.org: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-renewed-attacks-ukraines-grain-infrastructure-why-now-what-next

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