Ukraine Warns Of Big Cuts To Wheat Harvest If Russian Blockade Continues
Mykola Solskyi said farmers faced a financial crisis if the Russian blockade of the Black Sea was not lifted. Many would lack the cash to pay for seed, fertiliser, herbicide and fuel for winter wheat and would grow rapeseed instead, which is not used in cereal or bread production but commands a higher price and has a lower yield, meaning there would be less to transport. Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea has hit Ukraine’s grain exports, pushing up food prices and leaving some poorer countries in the Middle East and Africa struggling to secure wheat....