Guterres says UN working to get Russian food to markets

UNITED NATIONS, 21 August 2022, (TON): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said “United Nations is working with the United States and European Union to overcome obstacles to Russian food and fertilisers reaching world markets.”

Guterres said “without fertiliser in 2022, there may not be enough food in 2023. Getting more food and fertiliser out of Ukraine and Russia is crucial to further calm commodity markets and lower prices for consumers.”

Guterres said “while more than 650,000 tonnes of grain and other food have left Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since a UN-brokered export deal was agreed in Turkey last month, Guterres said Russian produce was also crucial.”

Western sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine do not apply to food and fertilisers, but they have, nonetheless, had a chilling effect on exports.

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