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Wheat is not the only problem, fertilizer prices are also disrupted and it might get worse. Next to the deaths in Ukraine, we might thank Putin for 100 million
by Azsy 5y ago
Wheat is not the only problem, fertilizer prices are also disrupted and it might get worse.
Next to the deaths in Ukraine, we might thank Putin for 100 million plus deaths by famine within the 3 years.
- warner_of_doom 5y agoWe could simply not sanction agriculture-related exports. That would be moral, IMO.
- Azsy 5y agoWe are well past sanction stories and moved into national security by banning export: https://tradingeconomics.com/china/exports-of-fertilizers https://tradingeconomics.com/china/exports-of-fertilizers The only real solution i see is to stop feeding the animals with stuff humans could eat and make a point of global solidarity. I say this as a avid meat eater, but I'm not holding my breath.
- warner_of_doom 5y agoWhy is the media here in the US not reporting on the fact that grain prices are going to quadruple if sanctions on agricultural products and inputs are not lifted? Do they want to see the whole world destabilized by a famine? This is ridiculous.
- giantg2 5y agoThe restrictions aren't necessarily on the import side. Even if they are, it's irrelevant since Putin has placed restrictions on the export side.
- warner_of_doom 5y agoWe need to open up negotiations on this point immediately. Arab Spring x 10k is about to hit the entire world, and the result will be 10k times as nasty.
- baremetal 5y agoChickens eat kitchen waste and produce eggs and meat.
- giantg2 5y agoIt's not the sanctions directly. Putin is retaliating by instructing that fertilizer not be exported to the west.
- warner_of_doom 5y agoWe need to start negotiating on that right now. We need to open up negotiations on this point immediately. Arab Spring x 10k is about to hit the entire world, and the result will be 10k times as nasty.