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Russia is a leading producer and exporter of wheat, corn, and fertilizer [1][2]. The question you may want to ask is whether the rest of the world be able to fe
by georgecmu 5y ago
Russia is a leading producer and exporter of wheat, corn, and fertilizer [1][2]. The question you may want to ask is whether the rest of the world be able to feed itself if Russia loses access to its markets [3]?
[1] https://www.rbth.com/business/332948-russia-leading-wheat-exporter https://www.rbth.com/business/332948-russia-leading-wheat-ex...
[2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/russia-calls-on-domestic-fertilizer-producers-to-halt-exports https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/russia-ca...
[3] https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0309/1285347-world-food-crisis/ https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0309/1285347-world-foo...
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoRussia's top agriculture export markets are Kazakhstan, Belarus, China, Ukraine and Turkey. Out of those, Ukraine and Turkey probably can't be count on to remain open with sanctions. But the "rest of the world" seems open if we just assume that China is Russia's main agri importer.
- NicoJuicy 5y agoYeah, with Czech tractors - https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/status/1501369950463836164 https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/status/1501369950463836164