Posted on 04/20/2022 5:42:06 AM PDT by blam
About one-third of Ukraine’s farmlands may not be harvested or cultivated this year as Russia begins the second phase of the conflict in the war-torn country.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) noted in a report on Tuesday that the “vast destruction of crops and infrastructure due to the war jeopardizes food production.”
FAO estimates approximately 33% of the crops and agricultural land may not be harvested because of the escalating war.
In March, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged farmers to sow as many fields as possible to protect the food supply, but that appears to be a challenging task considering the displacement of people (labor shortage), bombed-out fields, severely damaged infrastructure, and shortage of everything (diesel, seeds, & fertilizer).
Ukraine is considered the world’s second-biggest shipper of grains and the biggest exporter of sunflower oil. The planting season has already begun — its crop production is vital to the global food supply.
Even if farmers were to sow as many fields as possible, their ability to export crops would be severely impacted during the harvest season due to damaged infrastructure, such as bombed-out rail systems, highways, bridges, and ports. Also, buyers of grains can barely get dry bulk carriers insured to transit the Black Sea to a Ukrainian port because of soaring war risk premiums.
Besides FAO, some private ag forecasters have warned crop harvests could be halved.
Forecast data from ag expert UkrAgroConsult show Ukraine’s corn output could be as low as 19 million tons, about half of last year’s 41 million tons.
There’s no question in our minds the impacts of continuing war will boost global food prices to new record highs. Ukraine is a top producing grains country and what this may spell next is a worldwide food crisis.
How many ways can it be said?
That’s not good.
Another way might be to point out that Siberia produces wheat, rye, oats, and sunflowers... and oil. It's now ablaze.
Public Outrage Mounts as Siberia Forest Fires Spread at Unprecedented Rate
Suits the western oligarchs just fine.
Not Breadline-Joe Biiden. HE'S TRYING TO MINIMIZE OUR FOOD PRODUCTION!!!!!!!!!!
Can you believe it?
And isn’t an American train company no longer transporting fertilizer?
People like Bill gates are buying up farmland in the USA and taking it out of production. A major fertilizer plant in the south mysteriously burns down. Rail roads refuse to haul fertilizer. They refuse to transport grains for feedings cattle. Fuel is raising the costs of crops.
Yep, it is the Russians.
Yup, like the Daily Mail says , those farmers are making so much money towing away damaged russian tanks they just don’t have time for planting. :)
Zelensky better get to the peace table soon......
The Chinese seem to be on the same page, albeit in their own crude way. I’m beginning to wonder if these people are really this evil.
You might want to ease up on how much CIA propaganda your imbibing.
Sounds true.
Biden’s Unelected Handlers have decided to collapse the US food supply by delaying current shipments and halting all future rail shipments of grain, fertilizer or related commodities. Expect food prices to rise 5X ... if you can find any.
you did realize that i was being sarcastic? right?
Whatever you do, don’t suggest that responsible people engage in peace talks. War is the answer, first and always.
Maybe Putin should pull his troops out and let the farmers get back to work.
Just a thought.
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Incoming famine and social unrest......just a guess, mind you.
No.
My comment stands regardless of whether or not you thought you were being “funny”.
No, don’t expect it. Good grief, wish people would have to put some $ behind some of the predictions they make.
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