Pakistan urged to stop grain exports amid Ukraine crisis

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Al-Araby

A farmers’ lobby in Pakistan has advised Islamabad to stop exporting wheat and maintain its own stockpiles following possible shortages due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Sindh Abadgar Board, a Pakistani farmers’ representative group based out of the Sindh region, said that war in Ukraine could upset the supply of wheat around the world, as reported by The Express Tribune. Ukraine is one of the biggest producers of wheat and controls nearly 12 percent of the global wheat market. Ukraine and Russia together combine for nearly a third of the world’s wheat exports. Moscow’s actions …

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