Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Should Ukraine Export Its Wheat And Other Grains When There Are Millions Of Ukrainians Internally Displaced And Facing Hunger?

A farm worker unloads fertiliser from a truck to use on a wheat field near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 5. Ukraine's future wheat crops are in doubt due to the ongoing war. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)  

WNU Editor: There are currently 8 million Ukrainians internally displaced .... Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis (Relief Web). Many have lost their homes, and most are dependent on humanitarian aid to survive. 

Is this the time for Ukraine to export the very food that it needs to feed its population? 

I have family, friends, and contacts in Ukraine who are telling me how serious the humanitarian crisis is in Ukraine right now. Having not enough food is one of them, and it is a situation that everyone is telling me is going to get worse.

But the Western narrative is that Ukraine must export its crops to avoid a global food crisis. 

Am I the only one who sees a disconnect here?

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