Port disruption has hammered Ukraine’s exports of agricultural commodities
The maker of Branston Baked Beans is struggling to supply supermarkets as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causes a shortage of key ingredients.
Branston, which is owned by the Japanese food giant Mizkan Group, said it was experiencing supply challenges because of limited availability of a particular maize starch which is used in a number of its baked beans products.
It said these issues had emerged as a result of the war in Ukraine and a poor harvest. The news was first reported by The Grocer, an industry publication.
Ukraine had been one of the world’s largest agricultural exporters before Russia’s invasion, key for the global supply of grains and cooking oils.