Ukraine’s farmers on edge as Russia halts grain deal • FRANCE 24 English
Russia said on Monday that it had halted participation in a landmark UN-brokered deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to be exported through the Black Sea. The deal, which was struck last July, has helped stabilise grain prices and feed millions. FRANCE 24’s Mayssa Awwad and Georges Yazbek report from Ukraine's agricultural heartland.
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He's lying about Africa starving from the blockade, Africa got less than 10% of last year's crop.
@jklam00
11 ай бұрын
Yes, most of the grain ended up in the EU.
@truthreallyhurts
11 ай бұрын
3% to be exact.
@msears101
11 ай бұрын
We tell stories here, not the truth. Facts do not matter.
@zenster1097
11 ай бұрын
@@msears101 This is interesting. Where are these facts?
@msears101
11 ай бұрын
@@zenster1097 Not sure what you mean exactly. My comment is that news media organizations tell stories, and not a source of facts. This one has an interview with a Ukrainian Farmer who is talking and is telling falsehoods. France 24 allows his untrue facts to repeated. There are several sources, including Ukrainian gov't own stats that say almost NO grain from the Ukraine goes to Africa. The reality of this is that the black sea shipping option, will cause the shipping costs to go up and profits to go down. There are many options for Rail to ship the grain. There are dozens of rail lines that enter the EU. These could be used. These are not desirable because the rail lines are use primarily for people, and putting freight on them will disrupt people transportation, but if people are starving ... I think a little inconvenience would be worth it. My point is the narrative and story here falls apart quickly if you know the facts.
Russia didn’t end it America did by supplying cluster bombs and UK was complicit because it was so scared of saying something. The UK needs a government who understands what is happening in the world instead of trying to line their own pockets.
@cv507
9 ай бұрын
inpüttäir öFF mönkey $piRitz v?v
Higher price of bread and pasta for European on top of the current inflation. We asian will stick to rice and African with rice and fufu.
@l.a.xgunner
11 ай бұрын
Most of that grain goes to African countries not Europe.
@Kulio186
11 ай бұрын
@@l.a.xgunnerif your narrative was correct then Africans would be obese like Europeans
@FryanHere
11 ай бұрын
@l.a.xgunner Nope, Ukrain is known as "the breadbasket of Europe," not the world. the majority of the global south gets their grain from Russia because they dont saction Russia (Russia produce much more grain than Ukrain). Show me data if you think otherwise.
@buddy1155
10 ай бұрын
huh? Beside that Europe is a net exporter of food, the only way the grain can now go is into Europe by trucks, trains and inland shipping. European farmers are complaining about the high supply and low prices.
@channelwithoutanyparticula5256
10 ай бұрын
Hmm and where will the grain that will make the pasta come from?
Many of the Grain that was exported to Africa don't reach Africa and were found in EU. EU were selling the Grain on Cheap price which make Polish Farmers upset. Plus the Ukrainian grain is heavily GMOed and had spoilt the grain in Bulgaria. Many farmers protested that some grain was mixed with the Ukrainian one which is worse quality from the Bulgarian
@sharad7340
10 ай бұрын
True
who will tell these Ukrainians, wheat is not an African staple. In Africa Cassava and corn are King.
@desiebawden61
11 ай бұрын
True 🌎🌸
@laurentTru7450
11 ай бұрын
It's just a ukrainian argument to make people cry....
@Samirustem
11 ай бұрын
Africa is big continent. North Africa is Africa too
@msears101
11 ай бұрын
We care about making one side seems bad, and one side good. We do not care about facts or truth. As a news organization, we only make money selling ads when you come back to view the ad, I mean the content we create to support the good guys or to get you to be mad at the bad guys,
@harrierr628
11 ай бұрын
Many of the Grain that was exported to Africa don't reach Africa and were found in EU. EU were selling the Grain on Cheap price which make Polish Farmers upset. Plus the Ukrainian grain is heavily GMOed and had spoilt the grain in Bulgaria. Many farmers protested that some grain was mixed with the Ukrainian one which is worse quality from the Bulgarian
Maybe it would be more beneficial, and honest, to explain why Russia would choose not to renew the Black Sea grain deal.
@sergeybebenin
11 ай бұрын
Really? You need an explanation of why a terrorist state is blocking food?
@1ndragunawan
11 ай бұрын
They want to be admitted back into the SWIFT banking system, after so much of their propaganda saying that sanctions don't work.
@dadodado8048
11 ай бұрын
@@sergeybebeninYep we need to hear it from you?
@sergeybebenin
11 ай бұрын
@@dadodado8048 No. It's one of the few things that doesn't need any explanation.
@nayzhoss8744
11 ай бұрын
Which eventually they will not 😅as they want to get it there way .
The Anglo-saxons did not take this issue into consideration when igniting their proxy war in Ukraine.....
So you mean only Africa countries will starved, Europe will not, hahaha, this guy must be dreaming
Zelensky is responsible. Stop whinning.
@briendoyle3823
11 ай бұрын
Putin is responsible. Stop deflecting.
@sogerc1
11 ай бұрын
How does Zelensky dare to say no to Putin, that's unacceptable, because Putin is the king of the world.
@ExpatZ266
11 ай бұрын
@@sogerc1 Zelenskyy won't hold up ANY deal he makes so no. Your analysis is that of a Banderite.
@sogerc1
11 ай бұрын
@@ExpatZ266 The only card pro-Russians have is to accuse Ukraine of what Russia does. Some other examples: using human shields, nazis, cluster munitions, terrorist attacks.
@channelwithoutanyparticula5256
10 ай бұрын
@ExpatZ266 one thing worse is being a stalinist tankie
Why does Ukrainian grain need to be shipped so far to Africa? Now that European food prices are so high, the fast transportation of grain imported from Ukraine can also help Europe.
@riebenzahl-524
11 ай бұрын
The EU is itself a net exporteur of grain an other goods (meat for example). Even the second largest.
If this deal is all about Africa you can keep your grain ,we will find an alternative ways
@somcybersecurity7045
11 ай бұрын
true
@Chaldon-hl6yk
11 ай бұрын
2% grain goto africa
@user-in5hs3vy3z
11 ай бұрын
Glory to ukriane - send it through Germany .hahahahha
@FryanHere
11 ай бұрын
Fufu ❤
@sanjushah3061
11 ай бұрын
Are you in Africa? Your name is Indian. 😅
Not a word was said about Russian agriculture exports being blocked by illegal sanctions imposed by the "West".
@andrewareva4605
11 ай бұрын
You forgot the other clause of the grain deal which is that Ukraine wasn't supposed to use the grain corridor region to base attacks which they did constantly.
@riebenzahl-524
11 ай бұрын
The sanctions are legal, as russia invaded its neighbour next to the EU for a cheap land grab. Of russians just retreat to their border, maybe the west is willing to ease some sanctions. Simple
@buddy1155
10 ай бұрын
Because that is not true, food and medicine are excluded from sanctions.
Why Africa all the time
Asia countries would obviously be happy to sell more grain to Africa and other Middle East countries 😂🎉 so Ukraine can eat their own grain happily 🤣
Who tells you in Africa we only feed on imported grain? 😂 We have a lot of food in Africa.
That’s part of special operations
Why haven't any contingency plans been put in place to get that grain out of Ukraine by land?
@laurentTru7450
11 ай бұрын
What if the grain deal was a way to smuggle weapons in Ukraine? Can't happen, right?
@sogerc1
11 ай бұрын
There has been but by sea is the fastest. Trains are running through Romania like crazy but it's nowhere near enough.
@goenzoy
11 ай бұрын
The Polish blocked because it collapsed prices so also EU blocked import for 5 countries since June and it should go on at least until mid September
It’s funny how people talk about their own interests and manipulate others for whole whole world
@NazuRei-
11 ай бұрын
i am asia and i see this as a good news for my grain business 😂...
Thank you Putin. Should have done that earlier. US/Western sanctions on Russia ARE TO BLAME.
@toysorbust
11 ай бұрын
😂 you mean the sanctions imposed due to the war that shouldn't have occurred. Oh 👍 🤔😒 Nice perspective 🙄
@riebenzahl-524
11 ай бұрын
@@toysorbust what war? Ah, yea the very "special" 3 day military special special special operation to demilitarize ruzzia 😂
Finally! The deal is not beneficial to Russia, but was beneficial to Erdogan in order to maintain his position in the elections. Grain was exported not to needy countries, but to well-fed and rich ones. So well done!
@Samirustem
11 ай бұрын
Market prices
@maxphts
11 ай бұрын
@@Samirustem The price of gas skyrocketed not because Europe started buying it, but because of gas shortages! As soon as Europe filled up its storage facilities, gas became cheap. As for grain, most of it is bought by Turkey for flour processing, and no one knows where the other part goes. What open market? All countries do what is profitable for them. Ukraine has cheap grain, and Europe benefits.
@maxphts
11 ай бұрын
@@Samirustem Russia entered the grain deal on certain conditions. The European Union did not fulfill them. Simply put, it screwed Russia. Russia tolerated it for a long time, and now it is out.
@ExpatZ266
11 ай бұрын
@@Samirustem Nope.
@buddy1155
10 ай бұрын
What will happen is that global prices will go up, and Asian and African are not able to pay the price.. The west will be fine.
Russia means a lot of business to do in exports, while Ukraine has to account the details of farming as well, important for life, sustainance as well as for all needs of its People, including energy, where nature gives it, to them that has it planted, to plant and to plant further.
Bauldy stop worrying about Africa
Another twist of the truth. Russia did not ‘stop’. Russia just did not extend. There’s a huge difference and you know it.
Farmers can export to Poland, Hungary, and Constanta, Romania. They were mostly exporting to Europe anyway. A bunch of Drama Queens.
@DougGunt
10 ай бұрын
The grain farmers in Poland, don't appreciate it when the market is flooded with a massive surplus of grain. Basic economics, supply and demand. If you massively increase supply, and demand remains the same, the product is not as valuable as it once was.
Maybe us or europe should make a deal
@andrewareva4605
11 ай бұрын
Europe banned Ukrainian grain. Especially funny with Poland's ban.
@proven22x52
11 ай бұрын
@@andrewareva4605 lol thats a retarded move.
Can drones deliver packages of wheat to these countries? How much weight can drones carry?
The question is who’s winning with the grain blockade in Ukraine. Follow the money !!!
Bye bye Ukraine 😅😅😅
Just wait for it, Turkey will come in and save the day, while playing both sides and also buying Russian oil.
Since most of the grain goes to Europe, why not Europe help the "bread basket of Europe" make a viable land route and stop using Africa again as victims?
The grain can be shipped through Poland to the Baltic sea or through Poland and Germany to the North sea problem solved.
this is when you argue with pirates who don't belong there in the first place
No, we can plaw our own
Why cant send grains by rail to Poland.?
Volodymr can store more this year. 😂😂😂
That's an easy solution then give your land back over to where it belongs so we can all eat and live in peace 🤠
Which Ukranians farmers you are talking about? 90% of the land is owned by american companiew and Ukranian oligarchs. Oligarchs also own the grain in Russia too. Former Ukranian and Russian farmers became workers of big companies. It is a hell of capitalism in both countries
Russia not blockmail allow export russia 's grain and fertilizers also.
why not transporting the grain by land through Europe ?
@riebenzahl-524
11 ай бұрын
Depending on the size, a bulk carrier can tranaport up to 400,000 tons of grain. That alone would be over 6,000 train wagons. Now try to extrapolate that to several million tons to be shipped by train instead ship. There doesn't even exist the infrastructure to do that and it would take years to build it.
just go through Moldova to Greece to avoid the Black Sea blockade by Russia.
This grain money helps Ukraine to fight war..it is ok to cut there earning just another weapons of war, sad but what can you do?!
Then stop sending them armunitions
Who told you that Africans are staving
Oooops, no more smuggling of weapons, fuel n using the corridor to mask seaborne attack..
Westoid propaganda
Turkiye can ignore him and guide the ships out. What will he do?
@robo__cop8154
11 ай бұрын
how will the ports function if there are missile strikes and Ukrainian ships are blocked ? will turkey fight with russia ?no it won't if russia wasn't imp. why was it in the deal in the first place ?
@XOXO-if8yo
11 ай бұрын
Turkey 🦃 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Violence begets Violence Reap what you sow
African people got 2% of all the grain deal last year.
Ukraine should use air cargo to deliver their goods.
@msears101
11 ай бұрын
We only focus on problems here, not solutions. Rail is another solution, but again we only focus in problems here. It is important to demonize one side to create news.
@MySpace662
11 ай бұрын
@@msears101 Do you have a solution?
@msears101
11 ай бұрын
@@MySpace662 Yes. First off, what my comment is mostly sarcasm and commentary that news only cares about negativity. Your answer is a good one, just a bit expensive. It would be worth it if there was a shortage. My response includes my solution which is the cheapest option which is rail.
@msears101
11 ай бұрын
@@MySpace662 yes. As I said multiple times - RAIL.
It,s logica
Cancel this grain deal Russia. Yes completely cancel this grain deal whoever comes to talk to you regarding this dont accept any kind of mercy towards them cancelled means cancelled thats all no more words
Media manipulation
If you can get weapons and bombs in from all iver the wolrd. Then you cn grain out to all over the world. How is it easier to get bombs than grain?
Crimean bridge is blown! Peremoha!!!
@kuiperbond8460
11 ай бұрын
750 ukro sent to permanently on vacation during last 24 hour
@sogerc1
11 ай бұрын
@@kuiperbond8460 I can see the "Comforting lies and empty promises for Russians" magazine is very popular. Why not 7500? Takes the same effort to type any lie.
@truthreallyhurts
11 ай бұрын
@@sogerc1 comforting lies is what ukrops deliver to their western masters on their kpi meetings.
@truthreallyhurts
11 ай бұрын
cant wait to see you next 😄
Keep playing
Ukrainian farmers and NATO should take Russia into consideration ❤
Erdogan has already said he will provide security for the Grain Deal to continue. The international community shouldn't allow Russia to have any power over Ukrainian Exports.
@NazuRei-
11 ай бұрын
and why would Erdogan want to support Ukraine that full with Zionist at their side 😂
Please stop using Africans as factors to castigate Russia. Mehn where I come from in west Africa wheat is mainly for the elderly with diabetes and seriously you eat wheat maybe once in 2months. So you can close your grain deal, the increase in fertilizer is what affecting us the most and continuing the grain is actually not improving prices only lifting russia agricultural sanctions will, and not sure that’s happening anytime soon. So Shallom ✌🏽
@JH-pt6ih
11 ай бұрын
That's your country - other countries have different needs. This whole thing might be using Africa as a political pawn, but you can't use ONE country in Africa as an example for the rest of the continent.
@bakarelavish8290
10 ай бұрын
@@JH-pt6ih oh sure I can and still confidently saying it wheat is of little or no importance to most African countries especially west Africa. And mind you, I’m using the whole ECOWAS as example for the region & continent.
@JH-pt6ih
10 ай бұрын
@@bakarelavish8290 But you are starting to qualify your answer to support it - "little or no", "most", "especially." Do you consider North Africa to be Africa? Seems there are a few African countries that are quite in need of it - especially if you consider that the lack of wheat could result in significantly higher prices for the replacement food products.
Because of the comedy president, Ukraine's economy and sovereignty were destroyed, the west was very happy about it
Afrika starved, really? How come that Ukrainian gran is flooding EU market and putting mane EU farmers at not surviving. By the way most of the Ukrainian fields are owned by German, US holdings.
African countries have so much land and varied climate Africa should be the biggest grain producer , I don't know what are they doing there in Africa
@ebiekem
10 ай бұрын
Well, one thing we're CERTAINLY NOT doing is begging for wheat as we DO NOT rely on it for our staple foods. Besides we grow tonnes of corn, millet, sorghum.
@DougGunt
10 ай бұрын
Generally speaking, African soil is not as fertile as European soil.
@ebiekem
10 ай бұрын
@@DougGunt wait......WHAAAT!!!
which African countries, Europe need to stop with their proxy war and face Russia directly
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We should get 500 US military heavy-duty cargo planes, and it would take a lot of flights but we could do it by plane. We're talking huge cargo bays.
Xoxol 😂😂😂
British army should escort the grain. If Russia attacks use it as a pretext to wipe out Russia's rust bucket navy
@user-hz9pz2uo6x
10 ай бұрын
London would be wiped of the map soon after
Sent them thru Europe.. The cost will be paid by EU tax payers. EU are rich.. so paying is small things
All this could have been avoided. If the United States and NATO would not have planted Zelenski. Now we have many dead innocent Ukraine and Russian men. Pray for Donald Trump. He could have help prevent this tragedy.
Every thing is fair in love and war Either any decisions taken by Zeleski or Putin It is an old and true statement Not my own viues I believe in bhagwan mahavir Buddha. Srigurunank dev Shr I ram
More BS propaganda
Seek PEACE (safety of lives) first, NOT Grains!!! The Ukrainian leaders must return to a comprehensive peace agreement: the "grains" are not more important than human lives! Ukraine has been destroyed by the USA-led West!!!
Russia has been using cluster munitions in Ukraine since they invaded.
Well done Russia, show no mercy 😊
You should get the reactions of people in Africa, South America and China that will be going hungry without Ukrainian wheat and grain, thanks to russia. .
@agathius3969
11 ай бұрын
98% of the Ukranian Grain goes to European countries
@kuiperbond8460
11 ай бұрын
@@superhumantrueman True, Only one consignment reached Africa last year
@mlrk3y858
11 ай бұрын
@@agathius3969 let me guess - that’s what you state controlled news tells you?
@katarinakrasinsk6520
11 ай бұрын
No we WONT. Try another lie.
@mlrk3y858
11 ай бұрын
@@katarinakrasinsk6520 who are you even talking to?
😂😂😂😂😂😂. Glory to 🪆 Russia
Deal is not collapsed. You are out of date! It has been renewed
@mlrk3y858
11 ай бұрын
No it hasn’t 🤡
Next up: Türkiye! C'mon Türkiye, time to sink some Russian ships. The Moskva is quite lonely. 😊
@XOXO-if8yo
11 ай бұрын
Turkey 🦃🦃🦃 what a joke
Good Russian from South Africa I support RUSSIANS
Russia,💪💪💪
@fritzraake22
11 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@truthreallyhurts
11 ай бұрын
@@fritzraake22 hysterical laughing is so ordinary for losing ukrops.
inpüttäir öFF mönkey $piRitz v?v