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The USA will contribute 68 million dollars to the World Food Program for the purchase of Ukrainian wheat

23.08.2022 12:01

United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said: «We will buy $68 million worth of wheat from Ukraine through the World Food Program to overcome the global food crisis. We strive to maintain food security for the most vulnerable and call on all countries to follow suit.»

Ukraine is expected to harvest about 20 million tons of wheat this year, which will triple our annual consumption.

Markiyan Dmytrasevich, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. assures:
«If the Russian Federation does not purposefully burn our fields, Ukrainians will have more than enough quality wheat to overcome the world food crisis»

Source: minagro