Ukraine exports threaten farmers Several eastern European countries have banned grain imports from Ukraine after an influx of cut-price cereals left their own farmers unable to sell their produce WHEAT PRICES ($ per bushel) May 1, 2014: $7.07 Aug 22, 2016: $3.88 RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE Mar 7, 2022: $12.94 Apr 24, 2023: $7.34 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Imports banned Considering ban POLAND SLOVAKIA HUNGARY BELARUS UKRAINE ROMANIA BULGARIA RUSSIA Black Sea TURKEY Sources: New York Times, Macrotrends © GRAPHIC NEWS