- Many Middle Eastern and African countries depend on cheap wheat from Ukraine.
- The Ukrainian war halted shipments of essential grains and led to a food crisis.
- On Sunday, shipments to Lebanon as part of a wartime deal were delayed.
The first grain ship to leave Ukrainian ports for Lebanon has been delayed as part of a wartime deal, Associated Press report.
The grain ship was due to arrive at a port in Tripoli, Lebanon, at around 10 a.m. Sunday. It was not immediately clear what caused the delay, and the ship is currently anchored in the Mediterranean Sea off Turkey.
According to the Associated Press, the ship was carrying about 26,000 tons of corn for chicken feed.
many countries in the Middle East and Africa Cheap wheat depends on Ukraine. Prices rose around the world as the Ukrainian war prevented shipments of essential wheat.
Ukraine is considered to be The “granary” of the world Russia and Ukraine together account for nearly one-third of world wheat exports.
Russia and Ukraine signed a UN-backed deal on July 22 to allow grain exports from blocked Black Sea ports, helping to avoid “Food shortage catastrophe for millions of people around the world.”
The delayed shipments come as Lebanon grapples with severe food insecurity as food prices rise. The Associated Press reports that Lebanon is facing the worst economic crisis in modern history, with an estimated 75 percent of the country’s population living in poverty.
The Lebanese pound has lost more than 90% of its value.This is two years later massive explosion The port of Beirut damaged the country’s main grain silos. Some silos collapsed last week.
