Deal agreed to let grain out of Ukraine
After Ukraine, Russia and Turkey agree a deal to let food stocks leave the country, it is hoped the high price of grain will fall. But how much difference will it make?
Vivienne Nunis is joined by Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, President of the Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race in Virginia, and Sushma Ramachandran, an independent business journalist and columnist for The Tribune newspaper in New Delhi.
Turkey has brokered a deal between Russia and Ukraine to allow grain to leave ports in Ukraine, but not everyone is confident the deal will do enough to help grain stocks reach those who need them the most. Daniil Melnychenko, data analyst at Informall Business Group, analyses cargo in the Black Sea and questions how much difference it will make.
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(Picture: ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 17, 2022 - A serviceman holds wheat ears during the harvest season, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images).
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