Posted on 03/06/2022 7:20:28 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
IRISH farmers will be asked to grow some wheat, barley and other grains to offset any potential food shortage caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The 'wartime' plan which is being drawn up as Russia continues its bombardment of Ukraine because both countries supply large amounts of grain and fertilizers around the world.
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has created an emergency team that has been tasked with coming up with financial support to help persuade Irish farmers to grow more grains here.
The nation is heavily reliant on imported grains which are used in both human and animal food.
Ireland imports a staggering 60 per cent of the five million tons of grain the nation consumes annually.
Ukraine supplies Ireland with the majority of our maize corn - a main ingredient in animal feed.
Russia also supplies a large amount of chemical fertilizer.
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.ie ...
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Soybean hybrids developed for places like Northern Minnesota’s 65 day growing season are a possibility - I’m sure there’s other crops that can be grown - alfalfa? The biggest problem is lack of fertilizers.. that would apply to Kansas and the Ukraine also...
“”lack of fertilizer””
Tons of fertilizer being produced in DC. Close the U.S. Capitol bathrooms and get porta-potties set up...
“…plant, plant, plant, grow, grow, grow, drill, drill, drill.”
YES.
Yikes! Crop yields will drop like lead balloons without fertilizers.
Any chance Russia will sell their excess surplus to China?
You are correct in every respect.
Xi is ahead of the game. Numbers in the attached from pre-Ukraine invasion.
https://www.foodprocessing.com/industrynews/2022/china-accused-of-hoarding-grain/
“...By mid-2022, China will hold 69% of the world’s corn reserves, 60% of its rice and 51% of its wheat, according to USDA prediction...”
https://www.foodprocessing.com/industrynews/2022/china-accused-of-hoarding-grain/
from link:
China is keeping mass quantities of grain in storage, to the point where it’s affecting global food prices, according to a columnist for Bloomberg.
Adam Minter, author of “Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade,” cites USDA statistics pointing to what he calls China’s “hoarding” of key commodities. By mid-2022, China will hold 69% of the world’s corn reserves, 60% of its rice and 51% of its wheat, according to USDA prediction ... -————————
Almost everyone above a certain age in China knows someone who starved to death. It’s one of the things that makes the Chinese serious people... not a lot of room for fluff when you’ve seen some of the stuff they’ve seen.
Ireland feeding England? I wonder what my ancestors would think.
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