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The world is watching with concern how the fallout from the war in Ukraine could accelerate a global food crisis. Russia and Ukraine export around 50% of the cereals needed by North Africa and the Middle East. East Africa is even more dependent, with almost all imported grain coming from Moscow and kyiv. In this edition of Europe Today we analyze the causes, consequences and possible solutions to the food crisis caused by the conflict in Ukraine.
The European Union and the UN warn that the blockade of ports and the bombing of grain warehouses during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead to unprecedented famines. More than 200 million people need grain and cereals to be exported from these countries.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, more than 20 million tons of wheat are blocked without being able to leave. For all these reasons, food prices continue to rise. As a result of the war, the export of fertilizers, required in many Latin American countries, has also been reduced.
Russia, for its part, at the behest of Turkey, has agreed to move the blocked wheat, provided that the Odessa port area is cleared. In any case, Brussels reminds that there are no sanctions on agricultural products and that cereals can be exported when the parties decide.
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