{
  "id": 2228645,
  "title": "Global grain shipments fall 8% as attacks in the Black Sea escalate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/global-grain-shipments-fall-8-as-attacks-in-the-black-sea-escalate",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/global-grain-shipments-fall-8-as-attacks-in-the-black-sea-escalate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“Over the last five weeks (week 29-33) global grain shipments have fallen 8% y/y, fuelled by a 26% y/y drop in grain exports from the Black Sea as Russian and Ukrainian attacks on ships and port infrastructure have intensified. A recent proposal by Ukraine to halt attacks on shipping in the Black Sea has been ...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}