Biden announces higher grain exports from US and Canada

Both countries therefore talked about how they could “increase and distribute resources more quickly,” Biden said after the NATO and G7 summits.

The US President called on other countries to suspend all restrictions on their food exports. The US is also considering “major investments to meet humanitarian needs, particularly food aid.”

Ukraine and Russia account for around 30 percent of grain exports worldwide. Deliveries have fallen drastically because of the fighting and closed ports in Ukraine, as well as because of the sanctions against Russia.

However, the largest importers of grain from Russia and Ukraine are primarily populous countries such as Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh and Nigeria.

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