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Business Matters: Wheat prices soar as thousands of tonnes of grain destroyed

Wheat prices soar as thousands of tonnes of grain destroyed

03/08/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Wheat prices soar as thousands of tonnes of grain destroyed

Global grain prices rise after Russian attacks reportedly damage supplies.

Global grain prices rise after Russian attacks on a Ukrainian port on the Danube river reportedly damaged tens of thousands of tonnes of supplies.

Roger Hearing is joined by Steven Bertoni in New York and Karen Lema in Manila to look at the big business and financial stories of the day.

Global grain prices have had a challenging day after Russian attacks on a Ukrainian port on the Danube river reportedly damaged tens of thousands of tonnes of supplies.  Roger speaks to Marcelo Elizondo, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce in Argentina to discuss whether smaller exporters like Brazil and Argentina could step up to fill the gap.

Plus how is Canada reacting after Facebook and Google blocked their Canadian news feeds; government plans to tackle immigration in Chile and the US-American plan to build a new International Space Station.

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