Posted on 05/10/2022 10:22:16 AM PDT by blam
Food planting in Ukraine is down between 25-30 per cent as the country struggles to export already harvested produce.
Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to cause havoc for the country’s vital agricultural sector, with crop sowing falling by 25-30 per cent thanks to the ongoing conflict.
The war-torn country is also struggling to export crops that have already been harvested, an issue that has already prompted fears of famine across the world due to the nation traditionally being responsible for a major share of the world’s wheat trade.
According to a report by Reuters, the country only managed to export around one million tons of grain in April, a small figure compared to the 4-5 million tons per month the country usually ships out.
By contrast, 12 million tons of surplus grain remain in the country, with it now being feared that the stuck produce will leave no room in storage for when the next harvest comes.
Global Food Crisis: ‘Perfect Storm’ of World Hunger Thanks to the Ukraine Crisis and COVID Could Starve Millionshttps://t.co/lpUcD5jTL8
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) May 5, 2022
The lack of exports from Ukraine have prompted fears that many vulnerable people worldwide will be thrust into hunger, with some officials accusing Russia of deliberately preventing produce from leaving the country in the hopes of manufacturing a food crisis that will inevitably become a migrant crisis.
The Ukrainian Agriculture Minister, Mykola Solskyi, is one of the latest to repeat accusations that Russia is up to no good, saying that the country has been actively looking to steal grain produced by his nation.
“Work is under way so that this stolen grain can be quickly seized,” Solskyi emphasised, though Reuters reported that the minister gave no details as to how such a retrieval could happen.
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And Russia is now bombing Odessa targeting the port. That’s F things up for sure.
And Russia is now bombing Odessa targeting the port. That’s F things up for sure.
America should be self sufficient for food, oil, pharmaceuticals, and most must have products. That's a sign of strength. This "global" economy only works when there are no wars and everyone plays by the same rules - which is never.
I am surprised anything was exported at all. 1 millions tons means anywhere from 8 to 60 vessels were loaded. why would the Russians allow that if they are supposedly reducing the country to rubble?
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The single most important item of news re Ukraine available.
The Ukies shouldn’t have mined the harbor in Odessa...
well that’s kind of dumb
exporting food and not planting to replace
and the beaches...
The Germans want their cake and eat it too. They signed on to this problem and unless they want to agree to the terms that another country is asking for, they will have to put up or shut up.
Russia has been targeting grain export infrastructure to destroy .
The Port of Mariupol is reopening this month...liberated Odessa can ship their grain through there.
I stumbled on a YT video of Ukrainians planting a new crop of some partly-grown leafy plants.
Although a tractor was pulling the device, a half-dozen happy Ukrainian girls were dropping the little plants into a rotary “inserter”, which proceeded to jam the plants individually into the soil.
Another half-dozen happy Ukrainians followed behind, making sure the plants were upright. ‘Seemed like a very labor-intensive process—but supported a very contented community.
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