hello and welcome. in the next few hours, a coordination centre for ukrainian grain exports will be opened in turkey. it s part of the un brokered deal to get supplies moving after the war with russia cut them off. the halt to grain deliveries has seen prices rise around the world. all parties to the agreement will be represented at the new centre. but it s far from certain it will unblock grain exports, as azadesh moshiri reports. ukraine says the first ships carrying vital grain export could leave its black seaports within days. so all eyes are on whether russia will keep its word. despite a landmark deal meant to secure safe passage for the ships, many in the west are still concerned over its success and the russian missiles that have had to the port city of odesa have done little to calm those fears. within ukraine, scepticism over the deal working long term is also high. four ukraine s frontline farmers the only choices to carry on with their harvests despite the dangers
for the ships, many in the west are still concerned over its success and the russian missiles that have had to the port city of odesa have done little to calm those fears. within ukraine, scepticism over the deal working long term is also high. four ukraine s frontline farmers the only choices to carry on with their harvests despite the dangers around them. translation: we can t sell around them. translation: - can t sell the grain and that is getting us into financial trouble. historically it makes no sense to make a deal with russia. they are only worth the paper they are written on. yet there is a paper they are written on. yet there is a lot paper they are written on. yet there is a lot riding on the steel. a russian blockade has caused soaring global food prices and shortages in some of the world s poorest countries. all this is threatening millions of lives. that because before the invasion, russia and ukraine produced 30% of the