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The Ukrainian government accused Russia on Saturday (30.04.1990) to “steal” hundreds of thousands of tons of cereal in the Ukrainian territories occupied by Moscow forces in the east and south of the country.
The Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy, Taras Vysotski, declared that the Russian troops already They have confiscated “several hundred thousand tons” and expressed the fear that they will also seize the rest, in televised statements quoted by the Ukrainian agency RBC.
Vysotski affirmed that one and a half million tons of grain are stored in the territories under Russian control and pointed out that it is to be expected that Moscow forces will seize most of what is stored.
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The Ukrainian information portal “LB” denounced a week ago that in the Kherson region, under Russian control, the Moscow forces only allow farmers to carry out planting work if they agree to give the 70 % of their future harvest for free.
Ukraine’s war has hit its huge exports of wheat and other grains, which the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says has helped push global food prices to a record high. history since 1990.
Before the Russian invasion of 24 February, Ukraine was exporting five million tons of agricultural products every month through the ports of Odessa and Nikolaiv, which are now blocked.
Ukraine was the world’s third largest producer of barley and fourth and fifth place in relation to exports of oats and corn, respectively.
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