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World Service,23 Jul 2022,49 mins

Deal agreed to let grain out of Ukraine

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Vivienne Nunis is joined by Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, President of the Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race in Virginia, and Sushma Ramachandran, an independent business journalist and columnist for The Tribune newspaper in New Delhi. Turkey has brokered a deal between Russia and Ukraine to allow grain to leave ports in Ukraine, but not everyone is confident the deal will do enough to help grain stocks reach those who need them the most. Daniil Melnychenko, data analyst at Informall Business Group, analyses cargo in the Black Sea and questions how much difference it will make. One of Australia's biggest music festivals, Splendour in the Grass, has had to cancel its first day of performances due to bad weather. We hear from ABC reporter Tobi Loftus and a couple of festival-goers. With a new wildfires in the USA, what does it mean for businesses and the insurance market? Raj Vojjala, head of exposure and vulnerability at risk analysis business RMS in California, gives his view. (Picture: ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 17, 2022 - A serviceman holds wheat ears during the harvest season, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images).

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