UN warns of global food crisis as wheat prices soar

A UN official of the Joint Coordination Centre carries out an inspection on board of the bulk cargo ship TQ Samsun, which traveled from Odessa, Ukraine, loaded with grain, on Monday, July 17, before Russia halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Picture: United Nations/AP

The UN has warned of a global food security crisis for millions of the world's poor following Moscow’s withdrawal from a grain export deal.

The warning came as wheat prices surged on global markets and as Ukraine/url]’s southern ports endured a third successive night of Russian aerial bombardment since Moscow's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative deal on Monday.