to allow millions of tonnes of grain exports from ukraine is extended just a day before it was due to expire. and chipping away at a new trade deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with japan. hello, welcome, this is world business report, i m ben thompson and good news for the world, that is how the un secretary general as described an agreement with russia to continue allowing ukrainian grain exports via the black sea for another two months. the existing deal was arranged lastjuly, designed to tackle a global food crisis that was caused by russia s invasion of ukraine. one of the world s top grain exporters is of course ukraine. that deal was due to expire today, thursday. here is what the un chief had to say about the importance to world food supplies. these agreements matter for global food security. ukrainian and russian products feed the world. with the black sea initiative more than 10 million tonnes
we are going to focus on the top business stories. we start with a developing story we brought you this time yesterday because the european car industry is calling for a delay to tougher post brexit trade rules due to come in from january saying the supply chain is not ready. europe s car makers source many of the batteries for electric cars from asia which would see them fall foul of rules of origin regulations that specify how much of a car must be eu produced. it comes amid growing concern about the future of car manufacturing here in the uk where there is currently only one factory making batteries. stellantis owner of vauxhall as well as brands including fiat, citroen and peugeot has warned it may have to close uk factories if the government does not renegotiate the brexit deal. our economics editor faisal islam has more. earlier this week, a strong message from one of the world s biggest car makers to renegotiate details of the brexit deal, as their elec
who are donating it, too. so over the last 12 months, we ve seen a decrease in donations into the food bank. there are some items we have plentiful supply of things like pasta, cooking sauce, cereal. but on the flip side, there are items that we re always short of so toiletries, more expensive items like meat, fish, coffee items like that. it s so easy. to make that clear, software engineer paul has created donation genie a free guide to what s in demand near you. it collects no personal data, you just simply pop in your postcode or the town that you live in. it s going to tell you the address of your local food bank, its name, and a list of things that they need, and sometimes a list of things that they don t need that they already have an excess of. thanks to technology, a little charity can go a long way. kevin peachey, bbc news. if you have a special occasion or a night out coming
around on their doorstep. that then keeps them away from the gps, it obviously stops them from taking medication if this helps, you know, and it s making them resilient again. this is one of the uk s most deprived areas where demand for the items given to food banks has doubled injust over a year. this is what generosity looks like. there s enough in donations here to serve the local community for the next month or so. but with food prices rising at a rapid rate, the pressure s being felt not only by those who need this produce, but those who are donating it, too. so over the last 12 months, we ve seen a decrease in donations into the food bank. there are some items we have plentiful supply of things like pasta, cooking sauce, cereal. but on the flip side, there are items that we re always short of so toiletries, more expensive items like meat, fish, coffee items like that. it s so easy. to make that clear, software engineer paul has created donation genie a free guide to wha