Russia, Ukraine to Ban Grain Exports

Following forest fires, an extreme heat wave, and a record draught, Russia has lost one-third of its harvest.
Russia, Ukraine to Ban Grain Exports
GRAIN SHORTAGE: Farmers harvest grain on land near Zhovtneve village, in the region of Chernigov, some 220 km (136 miles) north of Kyiv, Ukraine, in this file photo from last year. Following Russia's ban on grain exports, Ukraine, the world's biggest barley exporter, may also introduce ban quota to its grain exports that were also damaged by severe summer draught. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/ukraine89965198.jpg" alt="GRAIN SHORTAGE: Farmers harvest grain on land near Zhovtneve village, in the region of Chernigov, some 220 km (136 miles) north of Kyiv, Ukraine, in this file photo from last year. Following Russia's ban on grain exports, Ukraine, the world's biggest barley exporter, may also introduce ban quota to its grain exports that were also damaged by severe summer draught. (Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)" title="GRAIN SHORTAGE: Farmers harvest grain on land near Zhovtneve village, in the region of Chernigov, some 220 km (136 miles) north of Kyiv, Ukraine, in this file photo from last year. Following Russia's ban on grain exports, Ukraine, the world's biggest barley exporter, may also introduce ban quota to its grain exports that were also damaged by severe summer draught. (Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1816016"/></a>
GRAIN SHORTAGE: Farmers harvest grain on land near Zhovtneve village, in the region of Chernigov, some 220 km (136 miles) north of Kyiv, Ukraine, in this file photo from last year. Following Russia's ban on grain exports, Ukraine, the world's biggest barley exporter, may also introduce ban quota to its grain exports that were also damaged by severe summer draught. (Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)
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