High uncertainty over wheat production in Ukraine alarms FAO

Wheat

Ukraine

Published Mar 29, 2022

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Rome, (EFE).- The sowing of the next wheat season in Ukraine, "which could significantly affect global food insecurity, remains extremely uncertain" due to the war, the director general of the United Nations Organization told Efe. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, who was also very concerned about next June's harvest.

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Rome, (EFE).- The planting of the next wheat season in Ukraine, "which could significantly affect global food insecurity, remains extremely uncertain" because of the war, the director general of the United Nations Organization told Efe. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, who was also very concerned about next June's harvest. "Right now the biggest concern is to finish the harvest period in June and start the next planting season," Qu said, recalling that Russia and Ukraine together provide more than a third of world grain exports and that wheat is a staple food. basic for more than 35% of the world population. A "sudden and sharp reduction in wheat exports" from both countries because of the war "could seriously aggravate global food insecurity, when international food and input prices are already high and volatile" and "not yet clear if other exporters could fill this gap". STOCKS ARE RUNNING OUT Qu explained that Russia is the world's largest ...

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