War-Weary Ukraine Farmers Curb Plantings in Blow for Food Supply
- Major Ukrainian farming companies are cutting planting area
- Russia left safe-corridor deal for Ukrainian exports in July
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Major Ukrainian farm companies are curbing winter crop plantings after Russia blocked the main Black Sea export route, hitting world food supplies for the next two years.
The options for farmers who made Ukraine a global breadbasket are narrowing as the economics of their business deteriorates. They have limited storage space as this year’s harvest piles up, while an alternative shipping corridor along the Danube is expensive and lacks capacity. Grain ports on the river are also being attacked by Kremlin drones.