By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Friday June 24, 2022

Jun 24, 2022 | 10:40 AM

MELFORT, Sask. – Viterra said its Everi vegetable oil terminal in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv has been damaged by a missile strike.

The grain handler said this terminal handles vegetable oil used for human food consumption.

It said there were no fatalities, but one employee suffered minor burns and received medical attention.

The attack comes as the war in Ukraine caused by Russia’s invasion continues.

Viterra is owned by Glencore, CPP Investments and B.C. Investment Management Corp.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed Russia for the skyrocketing energy and food prices that have left millions of people in Africa and other parts of the world struggling to feed themselves.

Trudeau levelled the accusation as he announced $250 million in new funding to help respond to the global food security crisis on the sidelines of a major international
meeting in Rwanda.

The prime minister is hoping to build opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the Commonwealth summit, which has brought together leaders from 54 countries with historic ties to the British Crown.

Trudeau said the new Canadian funding is on top of roughly $500 million that Canada has already donated since January to help address food insecurity in the developing world.

Rwanda is the first stop in a three-country tour for the prime minister that will also include attending the G7 in Germany and a NATO summit in Spain, both of which will involve a heavy focus on Russia and Ukraine.

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