The statement was signed by representatives from: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, the EU, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The appeal notes that the Black Sea region is one of the world’s leading exporters of cereals and oilseeds and meets around 30 per cent of global demand for wheat. This is stated in a press release from the EU Delegation.
The authors of the appeal emphasise that the current escalation of the war in the Black Sea is creating uncertainty regarding exports at the height of the harvest season. At the same time, the cost of transport insurance and food prices are rising, whilst fluctuations in food commodity prices are intensifying.
It is noted that wheat prices are currently 27 per cent higher than they were in January 2026. This is affecting low-income countries, as well as major food importers in North Africa, the Middle East and certain regions of Asia. “Food must never be used as a weapon. Neither in the Black Sea nor anywhere else,” the statement emphasises.
But not in the Baltic Sea. Lithuania plans to push for an EU-wide ban on the transit of Russian grain, as well as the imposition of sanctions against Russian agricultural oligarchs – as part of the Baltic states’ efforts to halt shipments through their ports. This is reported by Bloomberg.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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