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Ukraine-Poland grain dispute strains an historic alliance. Can they find common ground amidst escalating tensions? Read more.

Brian Irey, grain trading expert and Crossroads Coop regional manager.

Poland has taken President Zelensky's criticism at the UN very badly, and has decided to not supply new arms to Ukraine. One man in the Kremlin couldn't be more pleased.

KYIV (Reuters) -A cargo vessel carrying grain has left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk for the first time since a grain deal collapsed, a top government official said on Tuesday, in a test of Ukraine's ability to unblock its seaports for grain export. "The vessel RESILIENT AFRICA, carrying 3,000 tons of wheat, has left the port of Chornomorsk and is heading towards the Bosphorus," Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Facebook. "This is the first of two...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kenyan President William Ruto have discussed the construction of grain hubs and providing the region with Ukrainian agricultural products. Their conversation occurred in New York, during the UN General Assembly session.

Five EU countries bordering Ukraine have signaled their opposition to Kyiv’s proposals on implementing export controls on shipments of Ukrainian grain, Polish news agency PAP reported on Sept. 18, citing an EU source.

Ukraine hopes that the European Commission will lift restrictions on imports of Ukrainian grain on Sept. 15, as per the agreement reached in June, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a Twitter post on Sept. 14.

Ukraine will appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitration for compensation for losses due to the violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) if Poland continues with its embargo on Ukrainian grain imports, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal said in a Twitter post on Sept. 12.

Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine's grain export infrastructure amid talks on resumption of a Black Sea grain deal to allow unhindered exports of grain from Ukrainian ports. One person was injured in the attack, the fourth on the key Danube river port in the last five days, Kiper said on the Telegram messaging app.

Russia has cemented its position as the world's top grain exporter with the help of a bumper harvest and cut-rate prices while its war in Ukraine has upended the market.He has also kept grain prices low to gain a competitive edge over other exporting nations and offered special prices to Egypt, which has also been a buyer of Ukrainian wheat.