- Russia's summer escalation in the war with Ukraine has disrupted wheat shipments out of the Black Sea, with the article framing the region as 'The Other Hormuz' that threatens a food supply shock.
- Buyers as far away as Vietnam are losing cargoes and being forced to find replacement supply, transmitting Black Sea shipping risk into global food input costs.
- The disruption arrives while global attention is concentrated on the oil market, leaving grain supply risk underappreciated.
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“I was very panicked”