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>One has to wonder whether modern agriculture is no longer as affected by these kinds of changes 2011 Arab Spring <- bread/wheat prices <- 2010 wildfires in Ru

by trhway 5y ago

>One has to wonder whether modern agriculture is no longer as affected by these kinds of changes 2011 Arab Spring <- bread/wheat prices <- 2010 wildfires in Russia destroying significant share of wheat harvest >or whether the war in Ukraine is just a sign of things to come. Ukraine wheat production most probably will be significantly less this year.

irrational 5y ago
Well, the farmers have lots of tanks for farm work now.
- rossdavidh 5y ago
  ...mostly non-functional.
- totetsu 5y ago
  But are you locked into needing a Russian military certified technician to repair them?
  - askonomm 5y ago
    Farmers are a resourceful bunch. Most I've met can fix just about anything.
  - jonah 5y ago
    Well, they're not made by John Deere and the farmers can probably get spare parts in their neighbor's field.