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After a pilot phase at five locations, German company BayWa is equipping an additional 20 facilities in Germany with silo sensors from the AgTech company Javelot.

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If Russia seizes the Ukrainian South and controls one-third of global wheat supply, Putin won't hesitate to take revenge for sanctions

Russian armed forces have been actively targetting wheat stocks in Ukraine for destruction, an EU official has claimed.

Wheat exports from Ukraine and Russia, which make up a vital part of the world’s food supply are still being blocked by Russia from leaving the Black Sea, Germany’s largest agricultural trader BayWa said this week. “Zero [grain] is currently being exported from the ports of Ukraine — nothing is leaving the country at all,” ...

The world may be careering towards global famine as food insecurity spirals as Russia blocks grain exports from Ukraine.

The Russian Navy is blocking grain-laden vessels from leaving the Black Sea after having loaded in Ukrainian ports, according to BayWa, Germanys largest grain trader which is involved with cereals trade in central Europe. Meanwhile, the IMO is calling for “blue corridors” to allow merchant vessels to sail without incidents.

BBC has publicly apologized and agreed to pay a substantial sum to the late Princess Diana private secretary, Commander Patrick Jephson, because of harm caused to him over Martin Bashirs Panorama 1995 interview of the former wife of Prince Charles.

Special rapporteur on right to food sees risk of deepening hunger crisis in countries such as Yemen and Ethiopia

Up to 300 ships have been stopped by Russian forces from departing the Black Sea, leaving one of the key global trade routes for grain virtually blocked. The fertile region is known as "the world's breadbasket."