Global Food Security Threatened as Russia Limits Ukraine Grain Shipments, UN Warns

Russia's decision to limit the number of ships allowed to pick up Ukrainian grain at Black Sea ports is threatening global food security. Moscow wants Ukraine to open a pipeline for a key ingredient of fertilizer to get to world markets. The UN has expressed serious concern that only 33 ships departed from Ukrainian ports in May, half the number compared to April, and exports of grain and other foodstuffs totaled just 1.3 million metric tons last month, less than half the amount of the previous month. The UN is working to overcome obstacles to Russian food and fertilizer shipments.