US offers 'comfort letters' to grain, fertiliser exporters - US envoy
Russian grain, fertiliser not under US sanctions
1 June 2022
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By: The United States is prepared to give "comfort letters" to shipping and insurance companies to help facilitate exports of Russian grain and fertiliser, reported Reuters, citing US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Tuesday.
She noted that Russian grain and fertiliser were not under US sanctions but that "companies are a little nervous and we're prepared to give them comfort letters if that will help to encourage them."
Melanie Epp
Melanie Epp is a freelance agricultural journalist from Ontario, Canada.
