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                   Global Edition | 20 July 2023







                  A Russia-Ukraine grain deal that has been critical to 
keeping global food prices relatively stable and preventing famine in parts 
of the world is in tatters. Earlier this week, Russia said it was pulling 
out of the year-old deal, which allowed shipments of grains and other 
foodstuffs to travel past the Russian naval blockade in the Black Sea. And 
to make matters worse, over the next two days Russia bombed the Ukrainian 
port of Odesa, destroying more than 60,000 tons of grain.

                  As a result, food prices have surged, with the cost of 
wheat, corn and soybeans in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere all 
skyrocketing. So, what is the grain deal, and why is it so important to the 
global food supply chain?

                  Anna Nagurney is an expert on supply chains, including 
those involving perishable products like food, and is co-chair of the board 
of directors overseeing the Kyiv School of Economics in Ukraine. Here, she 
explains how important Ukrainian grain is to feeding the world – and why the 
Black Sea is a vital route to getting it to people who need it.

                  Also this week, check out a trio of reports on China, and 
read our coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which kicks off today.

                          Bryan Keogh

                        Managing Editor, US edition



                  The grain deal allowed Ukrainian corn and other products 
to reach ports in Lebanon and elsewhere. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
                  Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine – and 
what that means for the global food system
                  Anna Nagurney, UMass Amherst

                  Russia’s move, which it followed by bombing the key port 
city of Odesa and threatening to attack any ship sailing for Ukraine, sent 
global food prices skyrocketing.


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country for new blood. Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images
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                  Dudley L. Poston Jr., Texas A&M University

                  Chinese politicians have looked toward policies to 
encourage couples to have more children to offset population decline. It 
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