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France 24
France 24
Politics
Paul MILLAR

What the renewed Black Sea blockade means for Ukraine’s farmers

A farmer carries a part of a Russian FPV drone that he shot down with a rifle as he watches a field burn following an air attack in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, August 5, 2026
A farmer carries a part of a Russian FPV drone that he shot down with a rifle as he watches a field burn following an air attack in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, August 5, 2026. © Andrii Marienko, AP

As Ukraine and Russia hammer each other’s Black Sea ports, the amount of grain being shipped through the crucial waterway has slowed to a crawl. For Ukraine’s farmers, the Black Sea blockade could hardly have come at a worse time.

The fields are white for harvest, but the way through the Black Sea is shut.

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