Passage of grain shipments, saying it now treats all vessels heading for ukrainian ports, as potential military targets. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has that story. russia is lashing out. three nights of attacks on ukraine s ports and their storage facilities. russia has never been happy about the grain deal, but after the attacks and the rhetoric, is it going up in flames? the deal, known as the black sea grain initiative, was struck almost exactly a year ago. it allowed ukrainian agricultural exports stuck since russia s full scale invasion to start moving again. ships sailed from three of ukraine s black sea ports along an agreed corridor to a joint coordination centre in istanbul, where all outgoing and incoming vessels were inspected. in the years since, ukraine has exported around 33 million metric tonnes of corn, wheat and other products to destinations all over the world, including countries facing acute hunger.
Our political editor, chris mason, is here to explain more. clive, by elections are a quirky thing people being asked to elect a member of parliament but not contribute to choosing a government, as happens at a general election. but by elections are a big deal in making the political weather. do parties think they are on the up or sinking? and that s because they re not opinion polls they are actual votes, albeit in particular pockets of the country. let s head first to north west london, to uxbridge and south ruislip. we can drop into the queensmead sports centre no badminton or basketball tonight, but nocturnal arithmetic. this seat was held by one boris johnson, the former prime minister, until he packed it in after mps concluded he d lied to them. it s a long time conservative seat but labour have had their eyes on it for a while and will face awkward questions if they don t win.
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Could fix this tomorrow. tesco s already promised to put the unit price on its clubcard promotions. shoppers welcome more clarity. you do have to do some maths in your head about, is this.are we comparing like with like? i definitely do pay attention to them as if i m trying to get a good deal when i m wandering around the supermarket, especially with detergents and things like that. it s like reading the fine print. you don t. it doesn t stand out. you have to pay attention to it. the watchdog says unit pricing provides critical information in this cost of living crisis, and the rules need improving to make sure shoppers get the best deals. emma simpson, bbc news. one thing badly affecting food prices is the war in ukraine. global wheat prices have risen sharply after russian missiles hit ukraine s black sea coast, destroying 60,000 tonnes of grain, and damaging storage facilities. moscow has now pulled out of a deal which had ensured safe
Countries like sudan, ethiopia and afghanistan. and here s what happened to the price of wheat. you can see that it rose dramatically after russia s invasion last year. then, when the grain deal was struck, prices started to fall back. but look here. when russia announced that it was withdrawing from the deal earlier this week, the price started to rise again sharply. and that could lead to higher food costs for all of us. there are plenty of other reasons for global prices to go up and down, but ukraine is a big producer the world needs its grain. vladimir putin says he won t return to the deal unless the world meets his demands. he wants russia s agricultural bank reconnected to the global payment system, and russia says the deal discriminates against its own agricultural exports. the west says that s not true. the deal could still be rescued. turkey one of its architects