Russia and Ukraine together account for a third of the world’s wheat exports, a fifth of its corn trade and almost 80 per cent of sunflower oil production, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
美国农业部(US Department of Agriculture)的数据显示,俄罗斯和乌克兰合计占全球小麦出口的三分之一、玉米贸易的五分之一、葵花籽油产量的近80%。
The attack has led to a ban on all commercial vessels in the inland sea of Azov — which connects to the Black Sea — and the closure of Ukrainian ports. Some 90 per cent of Ukrainian grain exports are transported by sea and the disruption is expected to wreak havoc on food supply flows, said analysts.
此次攻击已导致所有商船被禁止在连接黑海的亚速海通行,并导致乌克兰关闭港口。分析人士称,乌克兰约90%的谷物出口通过海路运输,预计这一中断将对粮食供应流动造成严重破坏。