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RFE: Russia Cuts Off Wheat, Other Grain Exports
The Russian Agriculture Ministry announced on April 26 that it was suspending its export of most grains until July 1, seemingly shrugging off warnings from international organizations who are asking countries not to disrupt global food supply chains during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The ministry said the Russian cutoff affected shipments of wheat, corn, rye, barley, and meslin, which is a mixture of wheat and rye.
It made no mention of the crisis from the coronavirus that has infected 185 countries or regions around the world and infected nearly 3 million people since emerging in central China in December 2019.
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WNU Editor: This is evolving into one of my long time fears. Specifically .... we are leaving the ‘can I get food?’ demand side, and transitioning into the ‘we have the food but aren’t sure we want you to have it’ supply side. Vietnam has done it with its rice exports, and now Russia is doing it with its wheat.
More News On Russia Suspending All Grain Export Until July 1
Russia suspends grain export until July 1 -- TASS
Russia limits grain exports to avoid domestic price spikes amid global coronavirus crisis -- RT
Russia Halts Wheat Exports, Deepening Fears of Global Food Shortages -- Time/Bloomberg
Russia halts grain exports to prevent domestic food price spikes -- BNE IntelliNews
Exports of Russian wheat dry up, stoking food security concerns -- Al Jazeera
Do Russian grain export limits threaten global food security? -- RT
Russia is the largest wheat exporter in the world. Best I can ascertain they export primarily to Indonesia, Myanmar, Turkey and Egypt. With recent inroads into Saudi Arabia. I'm still looking for the list of nations who import the most Russian grain.
ReplyDeleteThis is great news. USA will sell wheat. Sisi will not let 80 million Egyptians starve or he'll get pink slipped like the MB.
ReplyDeleteOne of the bigger problems is that more corn is grown than wheat, due to the environmentalists. Rhymes with fundamentalists.
That Russia went from a huge grain importer during Soviet days to a huge grain exporter now should stop anyone but an autocrat from embracing communism.
ReplyDeleteI believe its in the past 6 years that Russia really changed. Sanctions caused pain, they finally understood that we can't rely on gas.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why this move though
Antitroll
ReplyDeleteStill rooting for the USSR. Still rooting for its successor state
Still wishing that Peoples' Friendship University of Russia was pushing out ... err... graduating African Dictators.
Good ole antitroll still stupid as it ever was.
Aunty Troll
ReplyDeleteMake your point. Then, if needed, make an objection to a point...but to sneer and shit venom ill becomes you and moves you back to grade school
The Fredo took a dump at 1:30
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