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Wheat prices spike as Ukraine and Russia trade Black Sea blows

African nations are braced for further food price inflation as Ukraine and Russia exchange attacks on each other's Black Sea ports.

  • Wheat prices surge 35% since 2026, 20% in two months
  • Russia, Ukraine supply 44% of Africa's imported wheat
  • Odesa terminal near-zero activity, 90% of Ukraine's wheat exports

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