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Combating global food insecurity amidst Ukraine war and rising inflation

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The Shortfalls in Ukraine's Food Supply

The two big food exports from Ukraine that have been most affected are corn and wheat. A little over half of the grains coming out of Ukraine have been going to less developed countries, around 55%. And for wheat, it's about 65%. So you've really seen a big gap there emerge with taking so much of Ukraine's exports off the market. That's just a huge impact on the world and on the global supply chain for food.

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