© Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images Anti-tank obstacles stand in a wheat field at a farm in southern Ukraine's Mykolaiv region on Saturday. The Russian blockade of Ukrainian wheat risks worsening global food supply shortages and famine in parts of the world as the breadbasket of Europe is cut off, says the UN crisis co-ordinator for Ukraine. "Either way we look at it — between fuel energy, food and finance — there is a combined crisis," Amin Awad told CBC-TV's Rosemary Barton Live on Sunday. For some Canadian farmers, grain shortages have led to higher prices for wheat, but they also face higher input costs for fertilizer — much of which comes from Russia and is subject to heavy tariffs. Most wheat in southern Ontario is planted in the fall, which means "there's not much opportunity to add more acres," he said.

Source: CBC News June 13, 2022 08:45 UTC