Group of Seven (G7) agriculture ministers on Sunday in a communique noted that Russia’s Feb. 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine has had a devastating impact on global food security and called for expansion of Ukrainian grain shipments via the Black Sea Grain corridor that is exempt from attack. They added they were ready to aid the reconstruction of Ukrainian agricultural facilities damaged by the war.
“We are deeply concerned about the devastating impact the war is having on food security globally, not least through price spikes in grains, fuel and fertilizers, which is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable,” the communique read, noting the war was estimated to increase world hunger by 10.7 million people. “In this context, we strongly support the extension, full implementation and expansion of BSGI (Black Sea Grain Initiative).”
More than 25 MMT of grain and food products have been shipped from Ukraine under the Black Sea initiative. Half of the exports were corn and 27% were wheat.
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