Global food crisis set to deepen as Russia pulls out of grain deal

Black Sea area is key supplier of wheat and corn to Asia, other regions

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Russia has pulled out of a U.N.-brokered deal that ensured safe passage for ships carrying grain from Ukraine. © Reuters

AMY CHEW, Contributing writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- Russia's withdrawal from a U.N.-brokered deal that guaranteed safe passage for ships carrying grain from Ukraine is set to deepen the global food crisis, analysts and other observers warn.

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