# Black Sea at its most dangerous since Russia’s war began, choking global grain trade

https://mins.news/en/item/83083

- CBC News, 2026-10-02 08:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/commercial-shipping-targeted-black-sea-9.7365129?cmp=rss

> Strikes on ports and vessels have crippled shipping routes, cutting combined wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine by 60 per cent from last year. Global wheat prices are already higher than a year ago, and experts warn the situation could worsen.

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