UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned of a “global food shortage” in the coming months due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wheat were stranded at a major port in India.

Iran has purchased 1.5 million metric tons of wheat from domestic farmers since early April.

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy says the international community should take immediate steps to end what he claims to be Russia's blocking of his country's ports.

The lingering challenge posed by the Ukraine crisis to the global food market has prompted many countries around the world to work through contingency plans to maintain food security to the point of supporting smuggling.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on Russian and Ukrainian delegations to "put an end to this tragedy" as the two warring sides began face-to-face talks in Istanbul for the first time after several virtual rounds of negotiations.

The Lebanese president says the Iranian foreign minister has assured him of Tehran's readiness to support Beirut in all fields, particularly the provision of wheat.

Iran says wheat imports reached over 6.2 million metric tons in the 10 months to late January.

Iran says contract farming of wheat has expanded to cover nearly 150,000 hectares of lands.

Iran’s new agriculture minister announces a 50% increase in guaranteed price for wheat purchase.