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One example from the latest podcast from The Telegraph: they spent a lot of time talking about the wheat from Ukraine going to the "global south." But a few da
by SanjayMehta 4y ago
One example from the latest podcast from The Telegraph: they spent a lot of time talking about the wheat from Ukraine going to the "global south."
But a few days ago a Turkish minister said over 60% was sold to Europe, so which is it?
- MagnumOpus 4y agoLuckily in 2022, you don't have to take news at face value. 5 seconds to enter "Ukraine wheat exports by country" into Google, yielding a USDA page saying: "In 2021, Ukrainian wheat exports were valued at $5.1 billion, with Egypt, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as the primary destinations." Telegraph 1 - Turkish politician 0.
- SanjayMehta 4y agoTo coin a phrase, the nice thing about news websites is that there are so many to choose from: Here's the BBC quoting the UN: > However, UN figures show that the bulk of Ukrainian food exported in the last three months has been going to Spain, Turkey, Italy, China and Netherlands. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-61759692 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-61759692 See why I'm confused?