Ukraine Reaps a Big Harvest, But War Risks Trapping It at Home
- Farmers are faced with export bottlenecks and high costs
- They also have to handle more logistics themselves than before
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As Ukraine’s farmers labor through their second wartime harvest, they’re expecting a big one. They just don’t know how much of it will ever make it to market.
Russian attacks on export routes through both the Black Sea and Danube River remain a constant threat for shipping out crops that help feed the world. That’s making it harder and more expensive to squeeze cargoes out through Europe, causing supplies to pile up in Ukraine.