FILE PHOTO: Wheat is seen in a field near the southern Ukranian city of Nikolaev, July 8, 2013. REUTERS/Vincent Mundy//File Photo
GENEVA (Reuters) -A World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Friday that food supply chains in Ukraine were collapsing, with a portion of infrastructure destroyed and many grocery stores and warehouses empty.
"The country's food supply chain is falling apart. Movements of goods have slowed down due to insecurity and the reluctance of drivers," Jakob Kern, WFP Emergency Coordinator for the Ukraine crisis, told a Geneva press briefing by videolink from Poland.
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