Asia's food crisis: Ukraine war triggers chain reaction of shortages

India's export ban is the latest in a domino chain of supply cuts around the world that arguably started with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February. Both countries are major grain and fertilizer exporters, cut off from foreign markets by war in the case of Ukraine and sanctions in the case of Russia. With the loss of these suppliers, the rest of the world's food industry has begun to seize up, as major exporters such as India (wheat) and Indonesia (palm oil) fear for domestic supplies.

Ukraine fed an estimated 400 million people in 2021, with the bulk of its exports passing through the Black Sea ports of Mariupol and Odesa. Ukraine can now only export by torturous land routes due to Russian attacks on the ports.

Russia, meanwhile, is projected to harvest 130 million tons of grain this year, including 87 million tons of wheat -- putting it possibly on course to beat its 2017 record of 135.5 million tons. However many countries have stopped doing business with Russia, or cannot due to financial sanctions.

Egypt and North Africa will be badly affected by the loss of Ukrainian imports, but the effects reach far beyond the immediate neighborhood. In Asia, Indonesia is Ukraine's second largest export market for wheat, where it is used in noodles, bread and flour. Russia, meanwhile, is Indonesia's fourth largest source of chemical fertilizer.

On March 23, Lyudmila Vorobieva, Russia's ambassador to Indonesia, told local reporters that international sanctions were the cause of any shortages. "From our side, we are ready to export wheat to Indonesia," she said. "It is not Russia who causes trouble to the world economy, it is the sanctions against Russia. ... We will offer more wheat to Indonesia if it is the choice of the Indonesian government."

Somebody pls post this on FR as it’s own thread.

Canaries twitching: Yemen, Sri Lanka, Lebanon…many more.

> by Michael Yon / Panama / May 17

The cascade has begun. For those who have read at least several books on famine, little if any of this is surprise. Those who have read, say, 5-10 books on famine can go ahead and take the written test and likely be pretty predictive of what is too unfold.

Witness how accurate I have been since January 2020 on food issues. Incredibly accurate. Reading history is like cheating.

Soon, people will begin to die in small areas by the hundreds, then thousands.

More countries will begin to shut food exports, as should the United States. To be clear, this exacerbates global famine. But bottom line at this point is massive numbers of people will starve to death. We have reached the PoNR — Point of No Return. In famine, flash to bang comes with long delays. Flashes are popping all over. There is no turning back. Countries like India are halting food exports. All this is additive.

During Mao’s Great Famine, the Irish Famine, Holodomor, and others, some despots continued to export food even while their own people were eaten by family members. US is lining up now in this category. We have entered agricultural catastrophe with a long flash to bang. Extent of agricultural meltdown may not be understood for years. We can see it’s massive even while we export food as if we are going to save Africa.

In my paradigm, OGUS (Occupational Government United States) is actively attacking Americans. Witness baby formula. FDA is an OGUS arm shutting down food production for ‘safety reasons’ even while truck loads of baby formula go to invading ‘migrants.’ Culling birds. Fish.

Diesel is an arterial flow. Some truckers are parking their rigs.

If my paradigm is accurate, OGUS is setting battlefield conditions for serious agricultural attack come harvest time. A comprehensive attack including reduced diesel, water, electricity. The kill shot for farmers is best had at harvest time. Wait until all the inputs are invested. Time to harvest and move to market. Then strike. A successful, massive attack can be had without firing a shot. Just prep the battlefield all year by draining our pantries and fuel reserves, then interfere with harvest.

Many farmers are now speculating and storing large quantities of food to sell at a higher price, later. In normal times, this would be a wise business move. But we are in midst of a communist takeover.

If my paradigm is accurate, honest speculators will be labeled as profiteers, traitors, hoarders, intentionally causing famine to drive up prices. If history repeats itself, OGUS will begin stealing their inventories. State of emergency and all. (Prefect timing for ‘elections’).
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