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Ukraine’s trapped and rotting grain deepens Middle East food fears

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“Ukraine’s trapped and rotting grain deepens Middle East food fears”

Millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain could be left without adequate storage as the war with Russia turns the Black Sea and its vital shipping lanes into battlefields, with consequences biting hard from Europe to the Middle East. It's a double blow for several countries in the region that rely heavily on Ukrainian grain, as it comes amid continuing attacks in the Strait of Hormuz that have reduced food deliveries and disrupted fertiliser and energy exports. The two disruptions are connected:…

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