# Russia to intensify attacks on ships to block Ukraine’s grain corridor – Zelenskyy | Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation

> Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Russia will intensify attacks on civilian vessels and port infrastructure to disrupt the Black Sea grain corridor. He said no vessel had entered the port the previous day after ships were attacked. Ukraine is restoring a separate agrarian ministry to focus on agricultural logistics.

- Date: 2020-07-09 · published 2020-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51989-russia-to-intensify-attacks-on-ships-to-block-ukraine-s-grain-corridor
- 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

Expected escalation against shipping raises freight and insurance costs and threatens further export losses, supporting 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 | 2020-07-09 | [Ukrainian farmers and grain exports hit hard by Russian blockade of Black Sea ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51987-ukrainian-farmers-and-grain-exports-hit-hard-by-russian-blockade-of-black-sea.md) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2026-08-25 | [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 | 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% |
| CORN | 2020-07-09 | [Ukrainian farmers and grain exports hit hard by Russian blockade of Black Sea ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51987-ukrainian-farmers-and-grain-exports-hit-hard-by-russian-blockade-of-black-sea.md) | -5.2% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 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) | -5.2% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2026-08-01 | [Russian attack on corn ship off Ukraine's Odesa kills 10](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14102-russian-attack-on-corn-ship-off-ukraine-s-odesa-kills-10.md) | -0.1% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- agroconf.org: https://agroconf.org/en/content/russia-intensify-attacks-ships-block-ukraines-grain-corridor-zelenskyy

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