Grain. File photoATHENA, Jun 13There will be no food security or grain supply problems in Greece due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Rural Development and Food Minister Yorgos Georgantas told the AMNA news agency in Athens. will be in the near future, there have been no problems in the supply chain both in Greece and in the EU countries,» the minister said. According to him, the country, in cooperation with Greek importers, has opened channels for replenishment from other countries — the EU and third countries — the amount of soft wheat and corn that it imported from Ukraine and Russia. According to the agency, the increase in grain prices since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine is breaking record after record. «The problem of food sufficiency has arisen worldwide due to three factors: the energy crisis, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the effects of the climate crisis These factors, combined with fears of food shortages, are causing rising prices,» the minister said.The Telegraph: Britain faces famine after severing ties with RussiaGreece imported soft wheat, corn and barley from Russia and Ukraine in 2021, accounting for 30% of total imports. Since the beginning of the conflict, the country, according to ministry officials, has been forced to look for alternative suppliers for grain imports. «Our country is lucky that it neighbors Bulgaria and Romania, where uninterrupted imports by ships and trucks come from. We also import grain from Serbia and occasionally from Russia and Kazakhstan,» Georgantas said, adding that with the new harvest, imports will continue uninterrupted. The total annual import is 1.5 million tons of grains (soft wheat, corn, barley), and exports — 500 thousand tons of durum wheat, the price of which is increased by more than 100% in 2021 due to a significant reduction in production mainly in Canada due to climate change, he said. Georgantas added that the government has taken measures to mitigate the impact of rising production costs and encourage farmers to increase production to be less dependent on from import.
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