Friday, March 25, 2022

Wudda been better to avoid the war, don't ya think?-----Biden Warns of Food Shortages in Wake of Russia–Ukraine War: ‘It’s Going to Be Real’

Biden Warns of Food Shortages in Wake of Russia–Ukraine War: ‘It’s Going to Be Real’
"President Biden warned that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will likely cause food shortages in some parts of the world because both countries are major exporters of wheat, in remarks to reporters in Brussels on Wednesday.
  • “It’s going to be real. The price of these sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia; it’s imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well,” Biden said. “Both Russia and Ukraine have been the breadbasket of Europe in terms of wheat, for example — just to give you one example.”
...Ukraine and Russia combined export over a quarter of the global supply of wheat and one-fifth of the world’s corn supply...Read all.

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