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Reuters
Reuters
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By Emma Farge

U.N. seeks exports of 'stranded' Russian fertilisers ahead of Black Sea grains deadline

FILE PHOTO: Rebeca Grynspan, secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), gives a statement during a conference on the global food crisis in Berlin, Germany June 24, 2022. John MacDougall/Pool via REUTERS

A senior U.N. official said on Thursday that the global body was prioritising efforts to export stranded Russian fertilisers from European ports and hopes to make advances before a deadline for renewing the Black Sea grains deal this month.

Moscow on Wednesday resumed its participation in a U.N.-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative after a four-day suspension, easing pressure on food prices and allaying fears of a renewed global food crisis.

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