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Ukraines Agriculture Minister: Farmers face a significant risk of large-scale crop failure in 2027 due to difficulties in exporting crops.August 20th - According to British sources on the 19th, grain exports from Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov have nearly come to a standstill due to the mutual attacks on ports and cargo ships between the two countries, with export capacity lost by over 97%. The report states that Ukraine attacked the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk last week, causing the shutdown of three major grain terminals: NZT, NKHP, and KSK. The Ukrainian port of Odessa has also been largely closed since the end of July. Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotsky said that no new ships had entered the port by mid-August. Currently, there is no cargo transport business at Ukrainian Black Sea ports. A small Russian grain terminal in Tuapse, with a monthly throughput capacity of approximately 160,000 tons, has not yet officially ceased operations. Yevgeny Karabanov, head of the Kazakhstan Grain Union, said that civilian shipping on the Black Sea is currently "almost at a standstill."The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated that every external power outage highlights the extreme fragility of the nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and reiterated its call for all parties to exercise maximum restraint and protect the plants external power supply.August 20th - The 2026 edition of the National Essential Medicines List has been officially released. To better implement the policy requirements of the "Opinions on Improving the National Essential Medicines System" and the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Management of the Allocation and Use of Essential Medicines in Public Medical and Health Institutions," the National Health Commission issued a notice today guiding medical and health institutions to prioritize the allocation and use of essential medicines, promoting equitable access and rational use of essential medicines. Local health administrative departments at all levels should guide medical and health institutions within their jurisdictions to improve the evaluation mechanism for drug supply catalogs, continuously optimize and standardize drug use structures, and promote seamless drug use coordination between different levels of medical and health institutions.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has stated that the only external power supply line to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been disconnected, and the nuclear security situation is extremely fragile.
