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Ukraine war could lead to global food crisis, says French farming minister

cde.news desk 21 March 2022, 09:40 · 1 min read

epa09796821 A handout photo released by the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine shows the aftermath of a shelling in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, 02 March 2022. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February prompting the country's president to declare martial law and triggering a series of severe economic sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia. EPA-EFE/STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE HANDOUT -- BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE -- MANDATORY CREDIT: STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) – The war between Ukraine and Russia, two of the world’s top crop producers, could lead to a food crisis “on the global” scale, French farming minister Julien Denormandie said in Brussels on Monday ahead of a EU agriculture meeting.

EU ministers will discuss the food situation with their Ukrainian counterpart in a video call, he added.

A World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Friday that food supply chains in Ukraine were collapsing, with key infrastructure such as bridges and trains destroyed by bombs and many grocery stores and warehouses empty.

Photo – A handout photo released by the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine shows the aftermath of a shelling in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. EPA-EFE/STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE HANDOUT

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Ukraine war could lead to global food crisis, says French farming minister

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