Fab Foodie
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That Mr Putin is playing dirty and has started to steal all of Ukraine's stored grain and taking it to Russia.
Meanwhile, the woke westies are looking at ways of removing as much grain as possible from the remaining stores to safety in EU.
By land (rail primarily) will be a very long slow process. By sea from Odessa will require negotiation with Putin and Turkey.
Meanwhile, the prices are climbing sharply and the market price is swinging around by the hour. As a result, merchants are holding stocks as the prices climb exacerbating the problem. Wheat is used for food, starch production (food, paper, adhesives etc), E10 biofuels
Much of Africa is soon likely to be in famine or have to incur huge debts to secure this most basic of foodstuffs. This is the beginning. Harvest will be in Sept and there will be less grain around than last year. 2023 could be even worst.
There are options if the global communities work together to share grain and takes some pain. Smashed avacado on sourdough anybody?
Meanwhile, the woke westies are looking at ways of removing as much grain as possible from the remaining stores to safety in EU.
By land (rail primarily) will be a very long slow process. By sea from Odessa will require negotiation with Putin and Turkey.
Meanwhile, the prices are climbing sharply and the market price is swinging around by the hour. As a result, merchants are holding stocks as the prices climb exacerbating the problem. Wheat is used for food, starch production (food, paper, adhesives etc), E10 biofuels
Much of Africa is soon likely to be in famine or have to incur huge debts to secure this most basic of foodstuffs. This is the beginning. Harvest will be in Sept and there will be less grain around than last year. 2023 could be even worst.
There are options if the global communities work together to share grain and takes some pain. Smashed avacado on sourdough anybody?