
Satellite imagery shows Russian strikes have badly damaged grain silos at Reni port on the Danube. Russia has also repeatedly hit Izmail port and the Zatoka bridge, a key road link for grain trucks.
Ukraine now relies heavily on Danube ports after Russia blockaded its Black Sea ports.
Losing Danube capacity removes Ukraine's main remaining export outlet, which cuts grain supply to world markets and raises freight and storage costs, supporting wheat and corn prices.
After 361 past bullish geopolitics events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.4% to +3.7%), and +1.3% over 20.
After 323 past bullish geopolitics events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.9%), and +0.9% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.