The UK Ministry of Defense predicts that Ukrainian food exports will fall by almost two-thirds this year.
Food exports to Ukraine are unlikely to exceed 35% of the volume shipped abroad last year, according to a UK Department of Defense report.
The UK government department continues to argue that the sharp decline in Ukrainian exports due to the ongoing conflict in the country is ultimately the fault of occupying power Russia. By mail The country’s conflict in Eastern Europe continues to pose problems for the harvest, affecting supplies inside and outside the country, the ministry said on social media.
The latest military intelligence report on the situation in Ukraine is July 4, 2022.
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“As the harvest continues, Russian aggression continues to have a devastating effect on Ukraine’s agricultural sector,” the UK Ministry said online on Monday.
The war caused major disruptions to the seed and fertilizer supply chains that depend on Ukrainian farmers. “Russia’s blockade of Odessa continues to severely restrict grain exports from Ukraine. As a result, it is unlikely that Ukraine’s agricultural exports in 2022 will exceed 35% of the total in 2021.
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Updated online intelligence released by the ministry also took time to blame Russia for the ongoing problems with Ukrainian food exports, and the ministry cited Russia as the main reason why exports didn’t leave the country. This stance defies Russia’s recent announcement that it is no longer banning outbound grain ships.
“The ball is now on Ukraine’s side when it comes to grain exports, after Russia wrongly withdrew from Zmeiny Ostrov, an outpost in the Black Sea,” the report said.
“Indeed, Russian interference in Ukraine’s agricultural sector continues to exacerbate the global food crisis,” the document continues.
The statement echoes previous statements made by other European powers last month asking African countries not to blame the West for the ongoing food difficulties they face as a result of the war.
But the call is somewhat deafening, as the political leader told his EU counterparts at a meeting that the idea that food insecurity in Africa is the West’s fault is “not true”, according to African Union President Macky Sall. there ”and many on the continent consider the problem“ very serious and disturbing ”.
Worse, after meeting with EU leaders, Sall spoke to Vladimir Putin, who said the Russian president was ready to work with him to alleviate the region’s current food problems.
“President Putin expressed his readiness to facilitate the export of Ukrainian grains to us,” Sall wrote on social media after meeting with Putin.
Russia is ready to export its wheat and fertilizers,” he said. “I urge all partners to lift sanctions on wheat and fertilizer.”
Source: Breitbart
