# Ukraine struggles to export its grain — as Russia repeatedly strikes its ports : NPR

> Russian drone and missile strikes have hit Ukrainian Black Sea ports since Moscow withdrew from the grain deal. Russia is now also targeting Ukraine's Danube River ports, the main alternative export route. Ukraine is struggling to keep its grain exports moving.

- Date: 2023-08-03 · published 2023-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14374-ukraine-struggles-to-export-its-grain-as-russia-repeatedly-strikes-its-ports-npr
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Repeated strikes on export infrastructure cut Ukraine's capacity to ship grain, tightening global wheat and corn supplies and supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-17 | [Ukraine's grain exports curbed as Russian strikes shut terminals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14151-ukraine-s-grain-exports-curbed-as-russian-strikes-shut-terminals.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-08 | [Ukraine Grain Exports Drop 16% in December as Russian Strikes Hit Ports - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14144-ukraine-grain-exports-drop-16-in-december-as-russian-strikes-hit-ports-bloomberg.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-19 | [Ukraine's grain, iron ore exports hit by Russian strikes on ports this winter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14135-ukraine-s-grain-iron-ore-exports-hit-by-russian-strikes-on-ports-this-winter.md) | +1.8% | +3.6% |
| 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 | 2020-07-09 | [Ukraine Railway Seeks New Grain Routes as Russia Strikes Ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52138-ukraine-railway-seeks-new-grain-routes-as-russia-strikes-ports-ukrainian.md) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [Ukraine's grain exports curbed as Russian strikes shut terminals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14151-ukraine-s-grain-exports-curbed-as-russian-strikes-shut-terminals.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2026-01-08 | [Ukraine Grain Exports Drop 16% in December as Russian Strikes Hit Ports - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14144-ukraine-grain-exports-drop-16-in-december-as-russian-strikes-hit-ports-bloomberg.md) | -3.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-02-19 | [Ukraine's grain, iron ore exports hit by Russian strikes on ports this winter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14135-ukraine-s-grain-iron-ore-exports-hit-by-russian-strikes-on-ports-this-winter.md) | +0.6% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/03/1191792987/ukraine-struggles-to-export-its-grain-as-russia-repeatedly-strikes-its-ports

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