# The Grain Initiative and the safety of shipping in the Black Sea

> The Russian Embassy in Indonesia responds to an earlier opinion piece about Ukraine’s food exports, disputing claims that Russia is responsible for obstructing them. It cites the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, restrictions on Russian agricultural exports and Ukrainian attacks that it says threaten civilian shipping.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T12:14:37.859Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93456-the-grain-initiative-and-the-safety-of-shipping-in-the-black-sea
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Continued insecurity and restrictions around Black Sea shipping can impede grain exports and support prices, although the article reports no new change to shipping access or export policy.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-27 | [Ukraine seeks changes to the Black Sea Grain Initiative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14418-ukraine-seeks-changes-to-the-black-sea-grain-initiative.md) | -2.4% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-07 | [End of the Black Sea Grain Initiative: Implications for sub-Saharan Africa \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14373-end-of-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-implications-for-sub-saharan-africa-ifpri.md) | +0.5% | -6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-01 | [Update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14376-update-from-the-office-of-the-un-coordinator-for-the-black-sea-grain-initiative.md) | +0.4% | -7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-14 | [The Black Sea Grain Initiative: What was achieved? Why was it important? \| United Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14347-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-what-was-achieved-why-was-it-important-united.md) | +2.7% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-15 | [Unblocking the Black Sea for Ukrainian Grain \| RAND](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14481-unblocking-the-black-sea-for-ukrainian-grain-rand.md) | -2.3% | -13.8% |
| CORN | 2023-02-27 | [Ukraine seeks changes to the Black Sea Grain Initiative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14418-ukraine-seeks-changes-to-the-black-sea-grain-initiative.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-08-01 | [Update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14376-update-from-the-office-of-the-un-coordinator-for-the-black-sea-grain-initiative.md) | -2.3% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2023-11-14 | [The Black Sea Grain Initiative: What was achieved? Why was it important? \| United Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14347-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-what-was-achieved-why-was-it-important-united.md) | -0.7% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/11/the-grain-initiative-and-the-safety-of-shipping-in-the-black-sea

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