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A total of 33 cargo ships carrying around 719,549 tonnes of foodstuffs have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.

Une agence des Nations Unies renforce sa coopération avec l’Ukraine afin de permettre à Kyïv de stocker ces millions de tonnes de céréales. A la faveur d’un nouveau projet, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) entend ainsi soutenir les agriculteurs et la population rurale de ce pays. |

Ukraine's agricultural sector, which accounts for 41% of its total exports, has been greatly hindered by Russia's invasion. Here's a look at its top agricultural exports, based on data from the US Department of Agriculture.

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L'accord sur les exportations de céréales peut-il tenir bon après les tirs sur le port d'Odessa ? 

22 % des terres agricoles ukrainiennes sont contrôlées par la Russie et la guerre menace les moissons prévues cet été. Cela pourrait encore aggraver la crise alimentaire mondiale, estiment des chercheurs de la Nasa.

An agreement would raise hopes of an end to a standoff that has exposed millions to the risk of starvation.

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Alors que la moisson a débuté en Ukraine et que les exports sont très limités depuis l’invasion russe, le pays pourrait manquer d’espace de stockage dans les mois qui viennent.

Dans le Donbass, en Ukraine, le travail des agriculteurs est devenu un véritable parcours du combattant depuis le début de la guerre.

Ships are now leaving Ukraine with their valuable cargo — but will it make a real difference?

The easing in sanctions that Moscow obtained as an informal part of the Ukraine grain deal will enable it to address some critical vulnerabilities in Russia’s own food security, as well as to take advantage of the current high prices on the global market and ensure that agricultural holdings with ties to the Kremlin expand their export revenues.

Au lendemain des tirs de missiles russes sur le port d’Odessa, qui ont ravivé les craintes d’une pénurie mondiale de blé, le ministre russe des Affaire

On July 22, Ukraine and Russia signed agreements with Turkey and the United Nations designed to restore the export of grain from Ukrainian ports. The deal stipulates that Kyiv can export grain from the Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Yuzhne ports on the Black Sea. However, Ukraine will not remove the mines protecting its ports: ships will travel through safe clearways instead. In addition, the Russian side will be involved in inspecting ships destined for Ukraine’s ports for any weapons. The day after the agreements were signed, however, Russian missiles struck the port of Odesa. For insight into what the Black Sea grain deal means for Ukraine, Russia, and the wider world, Meduza turned to Andrey Sizov, an expert on agricultural markets and the CEO of the research firm SovEcon.  

Fuel prices are up 90 percent from a year ago. Food costs have surged over 35 percent. Many people, with incomes no higher than before the war, are being squeezed.

L’exploitation du Néerlandais Kees Huizinga, située au sud de Kiev, produit chaque année 65 000 tonnes de céréales.

L'enseigne russe "Vkousno i Totchka" remplace McDonald's en Russie depuis le départ de l'enseigne américaine à la suite de la guerre en Ukraine.

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Amid rising costs, falling yields and increasing global food supply shortages, many farmers are forced to store their grain

Le Kazakhstan veut contourner la Russie pour exporter son pétrole, les relations entre les deux pays ne sont plus au beau fixe en raison des frictions au sujet de l'Ukraine. 

The case of the Zhibek Zholy highlights food crisis fears and has tested Turkey’s relationship with Moscow and Kyiv.