Action urged on export banEars of wheat are seen in a field near the village of Hrebeni in the Kyiv region, Ukraine. According to Trade Negotiations Department director-general Auramon Supthaweethum, many countries have imposed restrictions on food and agricultural product exports that have adversely affected net food importers. They are asking the WTO, which has 164 members, to help tackle export bans on food, particularly those related to the UN World Food Programme. The meeting will consider the restriction and reduction of agricultural subsidies as well as solutions for the agricultural export bans, she said. Russia and Ukraine together account for 45% and 25% of global sunflower and wheat product exports, respectively.

Source: Bangkok Post May 05, 2022 05:10 UTC