Ukraine and Moldova discuss rail corridor for grain amid Russian Black Sea attacks
Kyiv is requesting a 50 percent discount on transport costs as Chisinau seeks guarantees on cargo volumes, Reuters reports.
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Russia’s blockade could halve Ukraine’s grain exports. Kyiv is asking the EU for €220 million
By November, more than 9 million tonnes of grain could have nowhere left to be stored.
Some Ukrainian farmers sell wheat below cost as Black Sea disruption stops ore operations
The central bank has put a $2.5 billion price on the port closures, and an iron ore miner now has weeks of cash left.
Russia’s strikes stopped Ukraine’s grain ships. Its farmers are the ones paying
World wheat price is climbing on the supply scare—yet the grain stuck in Ukraine's ports fetches less by the week.
Ukraine’s closest ally refuses to lift its grain embargo on Ukraine
The new EU-Ukraine trade agreement should erase all unilateral restrictions from November, yet Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary hold on to their own bans.
Russia can’t blockade Ukraine’s grain ports, so it bombs them—exports could drop a third
The heaviest strikes are expected during the July harvest.
China opens its flour market to Ukraine as Kazakh producers pay for using Russian wheat
In the same week Beijing welcomed Ukrainian flour, it blocked Kazakh producers from using Russian wheat.
Egypt was Russia’s biggest stolen-grain customer. Now it pledges to buy Ukrainian wheat instead.
Cairo pledged to stop accepting Russian-supplied grain from occupied Ukrainian territories after a call with Zelenskyy – just as Putin pitched Egypt as a hub for Russian commodities.
Ukrainian grain was stolen, relabeled Russian, and sold to a UN food program supplier—the paperwork said nothing about Mariupol
The same Russian family builds attack drones for Russia’s war on Ukraine and exports stolen Ukrainian wheat. Some of it reached a UN food program supplier in Turkey.
Russia sold 2 million tons of Ukrainian grain as its own in 2025—intelligence
Russia uses ship-to-ship transfers at Kavkaz port to conceal the Ukrainian origin of stolen grain before exporting it to Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, and Vietnam, the Foreign Intelligence Service reports.
Three EU states keep Ukraine grain bans as Brussels weighs legal action
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia are keeping unilateral restrictions on Ukrainian grain and farm products despite a revised EU trade deal designed to end the dispute, forcing Brussels to consider legal action against member states that are breaching single market rules.
Energy, not harvest: why Ukraine’s bread may soon cost a quarter more
Bakeries struggle with soaring electricity costs as Russia targets the power grid.
Russian 1,000-ship network generates millions in military funds from stolen Ukrainian grain in Iran, Turkiye, Egypt
Moscow's agricultural crime network generates millions in military funding while international buyers become unwitting accomplices in financing Ukraine's destruction.
Kyiv accuses Russia of supplying Bangladesh with wheat mixed with grain, stolen from occupied territories
The Ukrainian government plans to call on the European Union to intervene.
Ukraine to become “humanitarian superpower,” UN official says
Ukraine's NGOs have developed such expertise during Russia's invasion that they're positioned to lead future global humanitarian efforts, says UN deputy secretary-general.
Syria received first 500 tons of flour from Ukraine
Furthermore, while planning deliveries of sunflower oil and flour to Mozambique, Djibouti, and Tanzania — Ukraine is proving its role in fighting global hunger even amidst defending its own territory
Ukraine’s exports surge 13% to $ 41 billion as sea routes revive despite war damage
"Ukraine's economic recovery gained momentum through revitalized sea routes, pushing exports up 13% despite Russia's ongoing attacks on infrastructure. Maritime freight volumes jumped to 87.2 million tons, while EU trade remained strong at $24.5 billion.
Bellingcat: Russia likely supplies stolen Ukrainian grain to Yemeni Houthis
The scheme not only undermines Ukraine's economy but also weaponizes food aid to strengthen diplomatic ties with actors who control territory where millions face severe food insecurity.
Romania’s Constitutional Court annuls first-round presidential results as Russian influence allegations spark outrage
Earlier, the far-right politician who had won the first round of the elections said that if he were to win the presidency, he would stop the export of Ukrainian grain through Romania and suspend aid to Kyiv.
Zelenskyy slams weak support for Ukraine at G20 summit in Brazil
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the lack of strong support for Ukraine at the recent G20 summit, pointing out that Brazil's president failed to take a firm stance against Russia's aggression.