Sanctions against Russia do not target Russian agriculture, the Kremlin argues that the sanctions raise insurance rates and affect payments, thereby hindering exports. Russian ships carrying agricultural products have not been banned from EU ports. Ukraine and phone database Russia typically supply more than 40 percent of Africa's wheat, the African Development Bank said. The bank said that the Russian-Ukrainian war has caused a shortage of 30 million tons of food in Africa. This has led to a 40% increase in food prices across the continent. _ Photo Credit: BBC News In Nigeria,
the war has caused the price of staples such as pasta and bread to rise by as much as 50 percent. Likewise, Yemen typically imports more than one million tons of wheat from Ukraine each year. The United Nations said that with reduced supplies between January and May, flour prices in Yemen rose by 42 percent and bread prices by 25 percent. In Syria, another major importer of Ukrainian wheat, the price of bread has doubled. International wheat prices fell after Russia and Ukraine reached a grain export deal. However, unless Ukrainian-produced and backlogged grains can be quickly transported to those major importing countries,
many countries in the Middle East and Africa will experience food shortages, said Wellesley of the Royal Institute for Strategic Studies. "This will further push up the price of bread in these countries and cause a lot of social unrest," she said. What is the specific content of the plan to lift the Ukrainian food embargo? Russia and Ukraine have signed agreements with the United Nations and Turkey to open a "sea corridor" in the Black Sea. Officials say the plan includes Grain ships move in and out of mine-placed port waters guided by Ukrainian ships Russia agrees to ceasefire over grain shipments