UNITED NATIONS, November 3. /TASS/. Russia’s fertilizer export potential should be used in full to avoid the looming food shortage across the globe, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters on Thursday.

"The world needs safe and unimpeded navigation for exports of grain, foodstuffs and fertilizer from Ukraine through the Black Sea. And the world needs concerted efforts to urgently address the global fertilizer market crunch and make full use of Russian export capacity essential for that purpose," Guterres said.

"High fertilizer prices are already affecting farmers around the world. We cannot allow global fertilizer accessibility problems to morph into a global food shortage," the UN Secretary-General added.