“We are witnessing an emerging global food crisis, happening in real time, because of Putin’s lawless war on Ukraine—the breadbasket of Europe,” said Senator Joni Ernst. Astonishingly, there are only four dry-bulk shipping vessels for food aid worldwide that meet these shipping requirements while there are more than 12,000 vessels operating globally, according to USDA. Ernst introduced a bipartisan measure to temporarily waive the requirement also and is pushing for the Senate to act on it. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), hosted members of Ukrainian civil society for a discussion about Russia’s war in Ukraine and what it means for global food security and agriculture. Ernst also penned an op-ed in FoxNews.com entitled, “Ukraine must win the war Putin is waging and Biden needs to step up.”###

Source: Fox News May 09, 2022 18:25 UTC