Zeno Marx
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Forget Ukraine unable to export its wheat stock via the sea and having to re-fit train cars to run on Poland's train tracks. Forget that Ukraine will likely only be able to plant 40-% of its crop this year as Russia poxed the fields and destroyed farmers' equipment. Forget Russia blocking the Black Sea to strangle the world food supply as it now maneuvers to become a food super power. Forget Russia stealing Ukraine's wheat storage and trucking it into Russia and their occupying territory so the world can't have access to it.
A portion of the US Midwest is too wet to plant, and out west, they aren't even bothering to plant this year because it is so dry. I believe I saw a piece on Colorado farmers not planting wheat this year because of drought.
Now, India, the world's 2nd largest producer of wheat lost a substantial percentage of its crops because of heat, then reacting to the loss with an export ban so their own domestic prices don't shoot through the roof.
You think food prices are high now because of inflation? *if you don't like CNN, there are plenty of other articles being written on this clusterfvck.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/14/business/india-wheat-export-banned/index.html
A portion of the US Midwest is too wet to plant, and out west, they aren't even bothering to plant this year because it is so dry. I believe I saw a piece on Colorado farmers not planting wheat this year because of drought.
Now, India, the world's 2nd largest producer of wheat lost a substantial percentage of its crops because of heat, then reacting to the loss with an export ban so their own domestic prices don't shoot through the roof.
You think food prices are high now because of inflation? *if you don't like CNN, there are plenty of other articles being written on this clusterfvck.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/14/business/india-wheat-export-banned/index.html