Nairobi, Jan. 19 -- The price of wheat is expected to remain high following a sharp decline in the production of the commodity in Ukraine, one of the world's top exporters.

Production of grain in Ukraine has dropped to 65 million tonnes in the latest crop season from 108 million tonnes a year earlier, according to an official.

Ukraine Agriculture Policy Deputy Minister Dmytrasevych Markiya has warned that the prices will remain high because of the shortage witnessed in the Eastern European country in the wake of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.

"The price of grain globally will increase because of a decline in production in Ukraine," said Mr Markiya.

The decline, according to officials, has been attributed to a number of fa...