Ukraine Bans Export of Oats, Millet, Sugar, Wheat, and More as War Rages With Russia

Farmers harvest with their combines in a wheat field near the village of Tbilisskaya, Russia, on July 21, 2021. Vitaly Timkiv, File/AP Photo

The government of Ukraine has imposed new rules for food exports, banning some items from being exported to other nations as the country attempts to fight off a Russian invasion.

“In order to prevent the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, market stability, and meet the needs of the population in critical food products, the Government has established new rules for the export of agricultural goods,” Roman Leshchenko, minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, said in a March 8 statement.