Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine – and what that means for the global food system

Photo caption: The grain deal allowed Ukrainian corn and other products to reach ports in Lebanon and elsewhere. Photo credit: AP Photo / Hassan Ammar. Article by Anna Nagurney. The Conversation – July 19, 2023.

The Russia-Ukraine grain deal that has been critical to keeping global food prices stable and preventing famine is currently in tatters. On July 17, 2023, Russia said it was pulling out of the year-old deal, which allowed shipments of grains and other foodstuffs to travel past the Russian naval blockade in the Black Sea. And to make matters worse, over the next two days Russia bombed the Ukrainian grain port of Odesa […]

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