<span style="color: #222222;">The U.N. food agency, Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, has said war in Ukraine will hurt poor nations importing grain. Director-General of FAO, Qu Dongyu, said in Rome that likely disruptions to agricultural activities in Ukraine and Russia, two major exporters of staple commodities could seriously escalate food insecurity globally. The agency warned that poorer countries in northern Africa, Asia and the Middle East that depend heavily on wheat imports risk suffering significant food insecurity due to war.<br />''<br />''It said, there is also uncertainty over whether Ukraine's wheat ready in June can be harvested as massive population displacement has reduced the number of agricultural laborers and workers.  The UN Food Agency also said Ukraine's ports on the Black Sea are shuttered, and its government banned the export of wheat, oats, millet, buckwheat and some other food products to prevent a crisis in its own country.<br />''<br />''The United States, Argentina and other wheat-producing nations are likely to limit exports as governments seek to ensure domestic supply, it said. Russia which is under heavy economic sanctions following the war  and Ukraine account for one-third of global grain exports. The Agency said  Russia is the lead producer of fertilizer, and price of a key fertilizer component – urea has jumped more than threefold in the last 12 months.</span><br />