# Global food security is under threat

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/global-food-security-is-under-threat/
- Published: 2026-11-03T14:58:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:46:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news-analysis/2026/11/3/global-food-security-is-under-threat?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Culture, Europe, Food, World

## Key points

- Commercial ships carrying food are increasingly caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war.
- At least nine vessels were targeted near Romania and Bulgaria in October.
- Ukraine’s Danube route handled 74 per cent of port cargo in August.

## Summary

Russia and Ukraine are increasingly targeting commercial vessels and food infrastructure, bringing grain shipments into the wider conflict. The attacks threaten exports that support Ukraine’s economy and the food supplies of countries that rely on grain from the region.

In October, drone attacks struck at least nine ships off Romania and Bulgaria, both NATO members, raising concerns about the alliance’s response. Ukraine has rerouted grain through the Danube, overland across EU countries and along the western Black Sea; attacks linked to the Danube route were 3.7 times more frequent in July to September than in the first half of 2026, while its share of cargo handled at Ukrainian ports rose from about 10 per cent to 74 per cent in August.

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