# Extended Russian Ukraine Invasion has Stranded Merchant Mariners, Crippled Wheat Production

> Merchant ships are stranded in the Black Sea after Russia blockaded the region and Ukraine laid mines around its ports, halting imports and exports of key commodities. Ukraine is unable to export wheat and other grains to Middle East and North African buyers, and a cargo ship was reportedly hit by a missile.

- Date: 2022-05-01 · published 2022-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14497-extended-russian-ukraine-invasion-has-stranded-merchant-mariners-crippled-wheat
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The blockade cuts a major wheat supply route to importing regions, supporting wheat prices and freight costs while shipping risk persists.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-16 | [Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts additional strain on global food production chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40881-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-puts-additional-strain-on-global-food-production.md) | -2.3% | -13.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [AgriMarketing.com - Wheat Prices Soar Following Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42753-agrimarketing-com-wheat-prices-soar-following-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-23 | [How Russia's invasion of Ukraine rocked commodity markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6242-how-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-rocked-commodity-markets.md) | +1.3% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-20 | [Wheat prices soar as Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke food crisis fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35082-wheat-prices-soar-as-russia-ukraine-tensions-stoke-food-crisis-fears.md) | -0.7% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [The price of wheat has jumped to its highest level since 2012 amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9676-the-price-of-wheat-has-jumped-to-its-highest-level-since-2012-amid-russia-s.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2023-07-20 | [Wheat prices soar as Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke food crisis fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35082-wheat-prices-soar-as-russia-ukraine-tensions-stoke-food-crisis-fears.md) | +9.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [The price of wheat has jumped to its highest level since 2012 amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9676-the-price-of-wheat-has-jumped-to-its-highest-level-since-2012-amid-russia-s.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-11 | [Ukraine's Decreased Grain Production Creates Opportunities for Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14231-ukraine-s-decreased-grain-production-creates-opportunities-for-russia.md) | +1.4% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- news.usni.org: https://news.usni.org/2022/04/07/extended-russian-ukraine-invasion-has-stranded-merchant-mariners-crippled-wheat-production

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