Will the agreement on grain exports via the Black Sea be renewed?

From what we know, Vladimir Putin is sticking to his guns and has been insisting for several days that, according to him, the conditions are not met to renew this agreement. Its main request is to be able to export again without hindrance, in particular its fertilizers, and to Brazil, a major agricultural producer. You should know that Ukraine is a huge cereal producer: 33 million tonnes exported last year.

Risk of food crisis

In the absence of an agreement, the risk is a surge in foodstuffs and therefore a potentially severe food crisis in the poorest countries, particularly in Africa. In the absence of an agreement, in recent days, Turkey, South Africa and the UN have tried to extract an agreement until the last minute. But for the moment, it is blocking and Ukrainian cereals are also at risk of being blocked for a while in the port of Odessa (Ukraine), explains the journalist from France Télévisions, Ben Barnier, special envoy to Kiev (Ukraine) .