not every one is thrilled about it alone. welcome to the show. i'm see from beardsley in berlin, ukraine, russia, and turkey will join the united nations on wednesday for a new round of talks toward freeing up grain exports from ukraine. that's according to russian media. reports of the announcement follows growing global pressure for more political solutions to rising prices. and growing scarcity of commodities such as wheat and corn, more nations of our warning of urgent food crises and even starvation within their own borders. their message, the war in ukraine is making a bad situation. even worse. the we crop is mature and ready for harvest. here and ne pro pat brusque, 400 kilometer se of the capital keys. but as the grain warehouses are filling up, the war is drawing closer. why assume there's no good price for our grains discharge facilities refuse to receive them, so farmers have to leave them here. the front line is not far and at any moment,

all of this could be destroyed by a bomb or the field could be set on fire. working in the field is dangerous during war time. farmers are constantly on alert for rocket fragments or projectiles embedded in the soil. and there's a backlog. more than 20000000 tons of grain from the last harvests are still piled up at warehouses. the screws are ukrainian grain cannot enter the international market because ports are blocked above the sea route was the most important, but now it is an option. so the demand for our grain as decreased. lindenwood porpoise measures of some new logistics routes through europe are being developed normally. europe can handle the large quantities of grain reproduce that a lot or is kicking movement of valuable. ukrainian farmers are stuck with their we and are missing out on vital income. in peacetime, ukraine exports about 30 percent of its grain to europe, 30 percent to north africa, and 40 percent to asia. who finds

a solution whole open support because result open in port c a, i don't sees it. the ukrainian formless will soil and the it's feels to if ukraine and farmers who will not survive will and be able to feed to african conscious. even if current grain stocks could be moved, experts warn that this year's wheat harvest and ukraine will be meager, a coming european heat wave threatens to cause a major drought piling further pressure on ukraine's farmers. but his moga is general secretary of the german food charity that hunger hefa mathias. we hear a lot about the growing hunger crises around the world. give us an idea of just how urgent the situation is right now. the situation is very urgent just last week. the foot in agriculture organization has released the new figures of hunger in the

word and we see again huge rise in numbers. so up 280228 1000000 people are hungry, do not have enough calories to eat. and of course, the war and ukraine is adding to what we have already as courses such as conflict and climate change. is this a problem that money can solve or is more political action needed by political players, especially when we look at the war and perhaps, or other countries are withholding certain exports because of rising prices? i think both is necessary. if you have talked about the export restrictions, this is the worst thing we can have because this is withholding even more food, commodities, grains, and so on, off the market. and that's a very, very bad sign. this is why we call on every state to open its borders. for experts

. here money is important when we see already that our programs of w. h were to know for, but also the word food program are not running anymore because money is missing. for, for the dyer, food 8, and therefore we are calling on governments to top up their contributions so that we can deliver food to those who are needy at the moment. are you seeing signs of suggest the governments will respond to that call and also from private donors? well, there was a new initiative by the g 7, which was concluded at the g 7 summit the other day in a ball here in germany where they have initiated the so called global lines for food security. and they have pledged to $4500000.00 us dollars. this is a 1st positive sign,

but we also know that this is not enough. scientist have have said, we need $14000000000.00 every year up to the year, 2030 to make a significant contribution to end hunger. all right. a significant hurdle there much. yes. mortgage. general secretary of the german food charity that's willing to have. thank you very much for joining us. i'm thinking, you know, we go to some of the other global business stories making headlines. the world's population is expected to reach 8000000000 by november. that's according to a new u. n. report. despite the new milestone population growth has actually slowed to its lowest rates and the 1950s, developing countries are driving the expansion while europe's population is aging. a trend that has consequences for public policy and finances globally. experts are taking an increasingly dim view of germany's economic prospects. that's

according to a new study by the z e w. a center for european economic research. it's pulling of economy shows a dramatically more pessimistic view after already low expectations last month. and it's mostly due to the ongoing energy supply crisis and plant hike of euro's own interest rates or the euro reached one to one parity with the u. s. dollar on tuesday. continuing a recent trend that's put it at its lowest value in 20 years. rising interest rates and a comparatively stronger outlook in the us have helped fuel than ongoing dollar rally . in contrast, fears of slowing growth within the euro zone, driven by the war and developing energy crisis, are weighing on investor sentiment. or christine were, as our correspondent in brussel, she joins me now for more. christine, how our economies within the euro's own, reacting to what we thought was an approaching parity, and now it's there. yes,

steve, and to that point, i have been on parody watch the last few hours. this would be the 1st time in my reporting career that i'm looking at that euro dollar chart. and i'm seeing parity . of course, this is the story as you were talking about in the introduction. it is the tail of 2 currencies, right? you have as a soaring doll and you've got a sinking euro. of course, the dollar strengthening on, on expectations at the fed is gonna go faster and further in terms of its interest rate hikes and in the sinking euro. and, and the big issue here is genuine concerns. the fear that russia is going to cut off gas supply and say to europe, and that is going to be devastating. you've got the german economy minister repeatedly warning on domestic television that the winter is going to be really, really brutal. now added to that is, of course is consistent trend that we're seeing here in europe. our 1st slow growth and high inflation. and so policy makers are looking to target particularly that and your zone finance ministers are meeting to daycare in brussels. going into that meeting. they talked about having to address those issues,

how to fight those inflationary pressures to ease the burden of european citizens, but also look to stimulate and growth across the years own because that is a big concern. so going into that, that is of course, the major concern and of course it just tells a story of how europe is being impacted more by this more ukraine, how commodity prices would have more in effect here than katie. they are having in the us, steve. alright christine, we're are correspond in brussels. thank you very much. or croatia is scheduled to switch over to the euro beginning next year with 6 months to go. however, not all commissions are excited. so don't want to give up their beloved corner and with inflation on the rise worldwide. there's also concern that being part of the eurozone will further drive up living costs are reporter, funny for short reports from dubrovnik miles and miles of adriatic coastline. nearly 20000000 people came to visit croatia in the year before the

pandemic tourism is a key source of revenue unto. now you paid with this to corner the local currency, but croatia wants to adopt the euro next year. and creations are split with a question of who will benefit from the new currency. this is the place most tourists, one to seen dubrovnik, the old town. the sunset views from our there are pretty amazing for 20 euro per person. and even luke of each guide stories from poland, u. k, and canada through dubrovnik, the war and ukraine means hundreds of thousands of russian and ukrainian tourists are staying away. he hopes the euro will mean even better business people will spend more money if it's only euro's own and they are going through is only one currency annually from tourism. answers them sucks the reason vast majority of the

business and revenue for asia. but for local living in dubrovnik is getting pricey. inflation reached in your record in may 10 point 8 percent. net. i'm not happy. i have a 400 year old pension. what can i do with it? nothing. the fish vendor says where the euro prices will go out further because every one will round up prices. he would prefer to keep the kona he sang. a mama's, we, well, we have our own currency. if anything, during this unstable times of war happens, i with euro crashes, we would have a run currency and the state could function. the relo martin crew stall of h represents the citizens of dubrovnik, right? he fights for affordable housing. you don't have people who would pay rent in the old town. one bedroom is more than $500.00 euros too much for locals. there everidge income, 800 euros. you bright is our old ready catastrophe. inflation is officially

just 10 percent, but if you asked people in the restaurants law prices are already up by 30 percent . and this was which of the 3, the said puzzle, according to one recent pool, the majority of creations agree that prices will increase with the euro and only one 3rd believe crochet is ready to introduce the new currency. nobody can say how switching from the coon to the euro will ultimately affect prices. only one thing is clear, just like this old coon bill from the last century on sale here. the modern coon out bank no to will soon be an outdated currency. is a reminder of the top business story we're following for you. ukraine, russia and turkey will join the united nations on wednesday for a new round of talks toward freeing up great exports from ukraine. that's according to russia, russian media reports and that's it for me. and the dw business team,

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