Mercy Corps: After Black Sea Grain Deal Extension, July Expiration Set to Collide With Critical Harvest Season in Ukraine
May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
PORTLAND, Oregon, May 19 (TNStalk) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on May 18, 2023:
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Following the 60-day renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative just ahead of its expiration on May 18, Mercy Corps warns that the deal's new expiration in July will take place just as key harvests begin in Ukraine - severely threatening Ukrainian agriculture and export markets should the initiative disintegrate or should continued challenges in implementation pers . . .
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Following the 60-day renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative just ahead of its expiration on May 18, Mercy Corps warns that the deal's new expiration in July will take place just as key harvests begin in Ukraine - severely threatening Ukrainian agriculture and export markets should the initiative disintegrate or should continued challenges in implementation pers . . .