Summary: <p>Global food prices have remained close to record highs in June, in part due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As the world’s fourth largest exporter of grain, <a href="https://www.vox.com/23171151/ukraine-grain-wheat-russia-black-sea-odesa-food-crisis">about 20 million tons is sitting in storage in Ukraine without any efficient way to get it to market because of a Russian blockade in the Black Sea</a>, which is preventing shipping containers from transporting the grain.</p> <p>We speak with Ukrainian-American <a href="https://twitter.com/Supernetworks">Anna Nagurney</a>, Chair in Integrative Studies at the Isenberg School of Management at The University of Massachusetts - Amherst and board member at the Kyiv School of Economics, about the latest on Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian food exports, and how it is affecting global food prices and supply.</p>
