UN warns of threat to grain market due to Russian attacks on Ukraine

Ukraine will not be able to meet domestic and export demand for wheat in the coming years if Russia’s attacks on its export routes and facilities continue.

The UN World Food Program (WFP) has warned of this, the Independent reports.

“If the attacks on food infrastructure and the blocking of maritime export routes continue, this will dramatically affect the prospects for agricultural production in the coming years and, in the worst case, could lead to wheat production being unable to meet domestic and export demand,” said WFP Ukraine Director Matthew Hollingworth.

According to a report by the UN Human Rights Office, 31 attacks on Ukrainian grain production and export facilities have been documented since mid-July this year, he noted.

Of those attacks, 28 were in Odesa region alone, which has critical terminals on the Black Sea and Danube that are essential for global trade, the UN Security Council official said.

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