Under the influence of the situation in Ukraine, global food security has ushered in severe challenges. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has warned that if food exports from Ukraine and Russia are blocked for a long time, the number of undernourished people in the world may increase from 8 million to 13 million.
Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, said in a communiqué that "the disruption of the production, supply and transport chains of food and oilseeds, as well as restrictions on Russian exports, will have a significant impact on food security.".
Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh and Iran are the main wheat importers, where more than 60 percent of their wheat is bought from Ukraine and Russia, while Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen, Libya and Pakistan are also heavily dependent on wheat supplies.
60% of Total Lebanese Wheat Consumption comes from Ukraine and Russia. Under the current circumstances, Lebanon can only buy wheat from the countries of the Americas.
Lebanese economist Eli Yakuri: [The Russian-Ukrainian crisis] will evolve into Lebanon's own crisis, for example, the price of one kilogram of flour in the past was 1,000 or 2,000 Lebanese pounds, and then it may rise to 40,000 Lebanese pounds. These two countries are vital in wheat exports, and pasta is the most important staple food for the Lebanese people.
In a briefing released at the same time, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that if Ukraine and Russia continue to reduce exports, "the number of malnourished people in the world is likely to increase from 8 million to 13 million by 2022-2023".
Source: CCTV news client