Food Crisis

Ukraine Says Its 2023/24 Grain Exports Total Almost Three Million Tonnes So Far

Ukraine's grain exports have totalled 2.98 million metric tonnes so far in the 2023/24 July-June season, the latest agriculture ministry data showed.

Russia Will Return To Black Sea Grain Deal When Its Interests Are Upheld: Kremlin

The Kremlin has restated its position on the Black Sea grain deal, saying it was ready to return to it "immediately" once the part...

Russia Refuses To Renew Black Sea Grain Deal And Says No Guarantees For Ships Now

Russia has refused to extend the Black Sea grain deal, complaining that promises to free up its own shipments of food and fertilisers had not been kept.

Ukraine Black Sea Grain Deal Extended For Two Months

The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months, in what UN secretary general Antonio Guterres hailed as "good news for the wor...

Why The EU Is Restricting Grain Imports From Ukraine

The European Commission has announced restrictions on the imports of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed in Poland, Hungary, Romania,...

Droughts, Ukraine War Push Global Grain Stocks Toward Decade Low

The world is heading toward the tightest grain inventories in years despite the resumption of exports from Ukraine, as the shipments are too few and harves...

IMF Confirms Discussions About Expanding Emergency Aid For Food Shocks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed on Tuesday that it is looking into expanding its lending toolkit to help countries hit by the food crisis.

Sri Lanka Faces Looming Food Crisis With Stunted Rice Crop

Across rice farms in Sri Lanka, the bleak picture is emerging that the summer harvest could be as low as half that of previous years, according to experts.