More Grain Shipments , Leave Ukraine Port , Under U.N. Deal.<br />On August 5, three more ships carrying <br />thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports. .<br />The Associated Press reports that <br />the shipment suggests that an international <br />deal to export grain may be slowly progressing.<br />The deal has been held up since <br />the Russian invasion of Ukraine. .<br />Now, major hurdles still remain for <br />those long-delayed supplies to <br />reach countries that need it most.<br />The ships are first headed for Ireland, <br />the United Kingdom and Turkey.<br />The first grain shipment since <br />the start of the war was dispatched <br />to Lebanon on Aug. 1.<br />The shipments are the result of a breakthrough <br />deal brokered by Turkey and the <br />United Nations with Russia and Ukraine.<br />AP reports that the shipments <br />have raised hopes that <br />the global food crisis will ease.<br />Both Ukraine and Russia are key <br />global suppliers of wheat, corn, <br />barley and sunflower oil. .<br />Millions of impoverished people throughout <br />Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia <br />rely on those supplies for survival. .<br />AP reports that the initial shipments are not <br />expected to significantly impact the global <br />price of corn, wheat or soybeans.<br />Prices are expected to remain high as a result of droughts in North America, China and other regions impacting the production of crops
