![]() ![]() ![]() Under the deal, prices for wheat and other commodities have fallen, but food was already expensive before the war in Ukraine, and the relief hasn’t trickled down to kitchen tables. Poorer nations that depend on imported food priced in dollars also are spending more as their currencies weaken and they are forced to import more because of climate change. Rising food prices affect people in developing countries disproportionately, because they spend more of their money on meals. High grain prices in countries like Egypt, Lebanon and Nigeria exacerbated economic challenges and helped push millions more people into poverty or food insecurity. The war in Ukraine sent food commodity prices to record highs last year and contributed to a global food crisis, which was also tied to other conflicts, the fallout from the pandemic and climate factors. Devastating floods in Northeast Officials in Crimea say Ukraine attacked bridge Suspect killed in shootout with Georgia authorities. Here’s the latest for Monday July 17th: More extreme heat across U.S. “There is simply too much at stake in a hungry and hurting world,” Guteres told reporters. would keep working to ensure the flow of supplies from Ukraine and Russia. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the end of the deal will result in more human suffering but that the U.N. JCC data shows that 57% of the grain from Ukraine went to developing nations, with the top destination being China, which received nearly a quarter of the food. Russia has repeatedly complained that the deal largely benefits richer nations. ![]() The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed three Ukrainian ports to export 32.9 million metric tons of grain and other food to the world, according to the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul. The Russian Foreign Ministry again declared the northwestern Black Sea area “temporarily dangerous.” Sergei Markov, a Moscow-based pro-Kremlin political analyst, speculated that if Ukraine doesn’t heed the warnings, Russia could strike Ukrainian ports or place mines in shipping routes. ![]()
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