President Biden Says Expect 'Real' Global Food Shortages

 

Daily Mail: Biden warns food shortages are 'going to be real' across the globe because of Putin invading the world's 'breadbasket' Ukraine 

* President Joe Biden said there will be food shortages around the globe because of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine 

* 'It's going to be real,' he said. 'Because both Russia and Ukraine have been the breadbasket of Europe in terms of wheat, for example' 

* The United States, through the Feed the Future initiative, will provide over $11 billion over the next five years to address food security threat 

* Russia and Ukraine jointly account for around 25% of world wheat exports and 16% of world corn exports, leading to surging prices for the grains 

President Joe Biden on Thursday said there will be food shortages around the globe because of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. 

 'It's going to be real,' he said. 'Because both Russia and Ukraine have been the breadbasket of Europe in terms of wheat, for example.' 

Food security, along with general humanitarian assistance, was one of the main topics of conversation in Biden's trifecta of emergency meetings with NATO leaders, the European Union, and the G7. 

The summits were called to deal with the invasion of the Ukraine. 

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Update #1: Biden Says to Expect ‘Real’ Food Shortages Due to Ukraine War (Bloomberg)  

Update #2: Biden warns of 'real' food shortage following sanctions on Russia (FOX News)  

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