The UK's BBC deservedly comes in for much criticism: like 'their...

The UK's BBC deservedly comes in for much criticism: like 'their ABC' in Australia, it's very left wing.

That said, this long report on how Russia is allegedly targeting non-sea methods Ukraine uses to freight grain to other nations is worth a read. Whether it means much at this stage is debatable. Hard to judge given we're so far away and are reliant on media:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66328810

This is the important part:

How has this impacted exports?

"With the grain deal being over, the export of Ukrainian grain will stumble at maximum export capacity by river, trucks and rail to about 2.5 million tonnes per month," says Mariia Bogonos, an agriculture policy expert at the Kyiv School of Economics.

The majority of this would travel via the Danube river.

"Prior to the war Odesa was the biggest grain exporter, but in recent months because of slow operations in Odesa, the Danube has become the main route," says Andrey Sizov, an expert on the Black Sea agricultural markets.

Although the recent attacks temporarily closed the port of Reni, all the Danube ports appear to have swiftly returned to normal operations.

The strikes have failed to significantly affect trade along the river route, according to Lloyds List.

Any further disruption has an impact on the rest of Europe and the world - as global wheat prices will increase if there's a hold up in trade.

Prices of wheat are up more than 10% since the deal enabling grain shipments to safely leave Black Sea ports collapsed.

Dozens of commercial ships are currently sailing in the Danube and waiting by the river's mouth, according to vessel tracking data from Lloyd's List.