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Bloomberg: Wheat prices soar after Russia exits grain deal

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Wheat futures surged after Russia exited the UN-backed Black Sea Grain Initiative to allow grain exports from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, Bloomberg reports. If price rises continue, the recent setback in supply caused by Russia pulling out of the deal could add to global food inflation and worsen hunger, Bloomberg wrote.

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Fighting in southern Ukraine remains intense as Russian forces continue attempts to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, particularly around the town of Huliaipole. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Nick Allard spent time with Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment, one of the units tasked with stabilizing this critical section of the front.

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