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Tonight, the head of the world food program is warning that russias invasion is devastating ukraines wheat crop, putting millions of people around the world at risk of hunger. ukraine provides wheat to many countries. it is known as the breadbasket of the world. more tonight from cnns hala gorani on what the war is doing to ukraines wheat and other crops. >> reporter: on this farm in western ukraine and many like it across this country the future of food security for hundreds of millions of peop...

Around that city. in one video, russian artillery positions and ukrainian counter attacks are visible in a field. and the ukrainian agricultural minister tells me the impact on the crops will be devastating. >> last season we have approximately 100, ten million tons. this year we expect at least 30% less than this amount. we understand that the war continues and nobody knows what will be tomorrow. >> so far this year, the minister says the country has lost almost $9 billion in agricultural reven...

Europe is now allowing farmers to plant crops on land once reserved for wildlife. u.s. farmers asking for the same flexibility on 4 million acres here. no decision yet from the usda. >> mike: william, thanks very much. up next, vladimir putins crackdown on dissenting voices takes an ominous term. plus the panel on all of todays news out of ukraine. >> its not stopping, its like something out of a science fiction movie. turn on the television and see what they look like. ♪ ♪ e traveled every ...

On that because again, correct me if im wrong, but right now is supposed to be the time for ukrainian farmers to plant their crops, whether it be wheat or sunflowers, barley, etc. if they cant, can european farmers make up the shortfall? yeah. well, look, and obviously our sympathies are and solidarity is with ukrainian farmers at the moment. with the conditions there, its unlikely even the availability of diesel is a major problem there because any fuel that is available is being used to fight ...

>> lets answer that in the context of him just speaking to the troops right now. he said they are the finest fighting force in the history of the world. thats totally true. unfortunately what the world sees, what does the world see when they look at us? they see the finest fighting force being led by a lamb and not being led by a lion. if he is unwilling to even say we were trying to deter russia from entering the ukraine. if we werent trying to deter them, what in the world were we doing? were ...

Why? because its a major exporter of crops such as corn, wheat and sunflower seed. so, just how bad is the situation? well, the united nations�* food agency has an index which measures international prices for a range of raw ingredients, such as cereals, meat and oil. it hit a record high in february — in fact, the highest since records began 60 years ago. most of februarys un food price numbers was put together before russias invasion of ukraine. so there are major concerns that prices will...

And if we look at it, 30% of the corn that is used for animalfeed in europe comes from the ukraine. so obviously, this is a massive concern now for us. well, actually, i wanted to touch on that because again — correct me if im wrong — but right now is supposed to be the time for ukrainian farmers to plant their crops, whether it be wheat or sunflowers, barley, etc. if they cant, can european farmers make up the shortfall? yeah, well, look — and obviously, our sympathies are and solidarity ...

Kept climbing. and this is really unusual. the dark red area is far warmer than average. and scientists say that its human activity, the burning of fossil fuels, thats made this far more likely. our analysis of the temperatures that were seeing in the western side of north america just wouldnt have been feasible in the natural course of events. weve analysed the climate that you would expect without emissions of greenhouse gases, and you just dont see these sorts of extraordinary temperatures th...

Fertiliser company. half of the worlds population gets food as a result of fertiliser because plants, just like us humans, they need nutrition in order to grow and fertiliser gives nutrients out in the field of the farmer. if that is removed from the field, for some crops, they will drop by 50% in the first season. it is a vital part of the food security for the whole world. russia and ukraine are both major players in global food supplies. they are the worlds two biggest sunflower oil producers...

Not everyone made it. large parts of the train system shutdown. rip currents seemingly running along roads. the amount of rain over the last three days in this provincial capital usually falls in an entire year. bringing traffic to a standstill. many homes were no place for refuge. 0ver10,000 residents in the region relocated. more than a dozen cities in this central part of china affected with the population of hen and close to 100 million. with 10,000 population of hen and close to 100 million...