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'Just can't sell': Ukraine harvests sunflowers as war blocks ports
'Just can't sell': Ukraine harvests sunflowers as war blocks ports
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A truck dumps another load of black sunflower seeds into the barn of Ukrainian farmer Oleksandr Ryabinin, where they scatter over the floor, releasing a nutty aroma when crunched underfoot. The metal sides of the sunflower seed barn are pierced with tiny holes from shrapnel and a concrete wall outside is pockmarked with impacts from a cluster bomb.