By Michael Snyder/End of the American Dream
August 26, 2026
Recent military strikes on grain export facilities, oil tankers and vessels in the Black Sea region have now made it too challenging for shipping firms to get insurance, meaning many are avoiding its ports. Alternative land routes for Ukrainian grain are also being stymied by low water levels on the Danube river, and by rail maintenance in Eastern Europe.
Ukraine is one of the great breadbaskets of the world.
That is one of the things that makes Ukraine so valuable.