Georgia enters into force a decree imposing a ban on the sale of its own wheat and barley for export. The ban will be tentatively valid until July 1, 2023 due to Russia's war against Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Georgian government..

The resolution has already been signed by the Prime Minister of Georgia.

The document states that the reason for its appearance and adoption was the urgent problems of food security..

“Given the global food security issues resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian war, the export of wheat and barley from Georgia is prohibited until July 1, 2023.

The Government Decree enters into force from the moment of signing and applies to emerging contractual relationships within the value chain. from July 4, 2022,” the resolution says..

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Earlier it was reported that the G7 countries agreed to contribute more than $4.5 billion to resolve the global food crisis created by Russia..

On June 24, G7 foreign ministers agreed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused the current global food crisis and that Moscow is responsible.