# Food as the “Silent Weapon”: Russia’s Gains and Ukraine’s Losses

> A CSIS report examines how Russia's war has disrupted Ukraine's agricultural sector and global food markets. It notes that world food prices hit record nominal highs in March 2022 and that Ukraine's agricultural output and exports were heavily damaged.

- Date: 2024-02-29 · published 2024-02-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14324-food-as-the-silent-weapon-russia-s-gains-and-ukraine-s-losses
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The report is background on the war-driven supply shock; it describes past disruption rather than new supply changes, so its direct price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-29 | [Ukraine arrests Russian "shadow fleet" ship](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14217-ukraine-arrests-russian-shadow-fleet-ship.md) | +2.1% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-11 | [As Russia blocks Ukraine’s trade corridors, focus shifts to Silk Road - May. 11, 2017 \| KyivPost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70861-as-russia-blocks-ukraine-s-trade-corridors-focus-shifts-to-silk-road-may-11.md) | -2.4% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-22 | [How Russia Exports Ukrainian Grain As Its Own: An Investigation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14290-how-russia-exports-ukrainian-grain-as-its-own-an-investigation.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-26 | [Ukraine's Azov Sea ports operating normally despite tensions with Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61920-ukraine-s-azov-sea-ports-operating-normally-despite-tensions-with-russia.md) | +0.6% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-11 | [As Russia blocks Ukraine’s trade corridors, focus shifts to Silk Road - May. 11, 2017 \| KyivPost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70861-as-russia-blocks-ukraine-s-trade-corridors-focus-shifts-to-silk-road-may-11.md) | -0.2% | +2.4% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2024-06-22 | [How Russia Exports Ukrainian Grain As Its Own: An Investigation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14290-how-russia-exports-ukrainian-grain-as-its-own-an-investigation.md) | -7.2% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- csis.org: https://www.csis.org/analysis/food-silent-weapon-russias-gains-and-ukraines-losses

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