UNITED NATIONS -The UN secretary-general's office expressed concern Thursday over a slowdown in Ukrainian grain exports across the Black Sea, citing the 'specter of food inflation' as Russia demands better treatment of its own agricultural products. A crucial agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to reach the global market despite Moscow's invasion — signed in July 2022 by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations — was renewed again in May but for only two months, until July 17. Moscow is demanding guarantees on another agreement concerning its own exports, in particular of fertilizer components.

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