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[sabang]

Supply chain expert on grain amid Russia-Ukraine war: 'I doubt' that could be replaced


The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has closed grain ports in the Black Sea, causing concerns about food shortages in nations that depend on imports.
Both Russia and Ukraine are two of the largest wheat exporters in the world, together accounting for between a quarter and over a third of the world's wheat supply.

The magnitude of Russia and Ukraine's grain production is "the bigger issue" of concern, Johannes Schlingmeier, co-founder and CEO of Container xChange, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). On whether Russia and Ukraine’s grain stock could be replaced, Schlingmeier said: "I doubt that that’s the case.”

The countries that are most dependent on Russian and Ukrainian wheat include Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh, and Iran, while other nations like Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen, Libya, and Pakistan also heavily rely on wheat imports from that region.

With wheat futures spiking to a 14-year high this week, it warrants the question: “Where [else] can you actually get the grain from?” Schlingmeier said.

Locating wheat supply

This isn’t the first time that Russia has banned wheat exports — they did it in 2010, though the U.S. was able to pick up the slack. The global grain market usually responds to supply shortages by tapping other regions that have a surplus of the commodity.

However, that might not be the case this time around as any response from the U.S. could take time to come into effect.

Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates that domestic wheat stocks are at their lowest levels in years, with drought conditions playing a heavy role. The projected 2021/22 ending stocks are 23% lower year-over-year.

So far in 2022, farmers have seeded 34.4 million acres with winter wheat, which accounts for the majority of U.S. production.

“When it comes to supply chains, I think they are quite resilient and they can quickly shift to other places. I'm less concerned there,” Schlingmeier said, adding that the bigger question is: “Is there actual other supply somewhere else?”


While the U.S. wheat picture still remains unclear, there have been reports that Australia has become a top contender to pick up some of the supply slack, which could lead to a steadying of prices.

Still, the looming squeeze on grain supplies has opened a discussion around allowing acres protected under the federal land conservation program to be cultivated.
“We keep an eye on world events,” Zach Duchenaux, administrator of the U.S. Farm Service Agency, said. Though, nothing has been decided yet.

Supply chain expert on grain amid Russia-Ukraine war: 'I doubt' that could be replaced (yahoo.com)

[sabang]

[bsnub]

Smart people are reading the articles snubs

Perhaps, but you are clearly not one of them.

[bsnub]

Fake propaganda not worth a response.

You are a clown, it is validated by multiple sources, you imbecile.

[bsnub]

Hey Joe! Declare Belarus a threat to US security. Declare it a no fly zone. Be sure to say you have no intention of invading. Declare Brest and Gomel independent republics.

Then invade. Make sure you say only military installations will be targeted.

Don't forget to threaten any nations that intervene with nukes.

[sabang]

Excellent viewing.

[bsnub]

Excellent viewing.

Oh, god. Still attacking the press that you called lairs when they reported correctly that the US government said an invasion of Ukraine was imminent.

[panama hat]

Corpse trucks in Belarus...

Looks quite sad, really . . .


On a lighter note, here is a quote from Gary Kasparov:

Russian internet joke: “We are now entering day 24 of the special military operation to take Kyiv in two days.”

[harrybarracuda]

[HermantheGerman]

There was a band/singer at that War Criminal show singing about Stalin and Lenin.
Did anyone get the name?
What exactly was the text these imbeciles where singing?

Reminded me a lot of a Adolf Hitler

The Z as a swastika etc.

Found it. His name is Oleg Gasmanow . He sang at the War Criminal show of Putin. Very disturbing text and should be a eye opener for all Russian neighbors.

Made in the USSR

Ukraine and Crimea, Belarus and Moldova,
This is my country!
Sakhalin and Kamchatka, the Ural Mountains,
This is my country!
Krasnodar Krai, Siberia and Volga Region,
Kazakhstan and the Caucasus, and the Baltic states too...1


I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!
I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!


The Ruriks, the Romanovs, Lenin and Stalin,2
This is my country!
Pushkin, Yesenin, Vysotsky, Gagarin,3
This is my country!
Ruined churches and new temples,
And the Red Square,4 and the BAM construction...5


I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!
I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!


Olympic gold, starts, victories,
This is my country!
Zhukov, Suvorov,6 combine harvesters, torpedoes,
This is my country!
Oligarchs and beggars, might and degradation,
The KGB, the MIA and big science...


I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!
I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!


Glinka, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Tchaikovsky,7
Vrubel, Chaliapin, Chagall, Aivazovsky,8
Oil and diamonds, gold, natural gas,
The fleet, Airborne Forces, Air Force and Special Forces!


Vodka, caviar, the Hermitage Museum and rockets,
The most beautiful women of the planet,
Chess, opera, the best ballet!
Tell me where they have what we don't!


Even Europe has become a union!
Together, our ancestors fought in battle,
Together, the Second World War was won,
Together, we are the biggest country!


The borders choke us, we can't go anywhere without a visa!
How are you doing without us? Answer, friends!


I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!
I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!


O-oh, I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!
O-oh, I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!


(I was born in the Soviet Union,
I was made in the USSR!)


https://lyricstranslate.com


These Russians are some real sick people!

[Shutree]

Very disturbing text and should be a eye opener for all Russian neighbors.

Ugly lyrics indeed. To be fair, this was a Putin sycophant's anthem. I don't believe all Russians follow this line. That said, it is a red flag (pun intended) for all of Russia's neighbours.

[HermantheGerman]

It is a very strategically located city, to state the minimum, as well as being Azov HQ- which apart from their well know Far Right affiliation, was also probably the main militia involved in the shelling of Donbas over the last eight years (14K dead).

Anyone would think you are a corporal in the Azov brigade!

Sabang still having wet dreams about his Azov Brigade. The only thing left for him to hold on and justify this terrible war.
I think you have moved up in the rank of being the worst of the 3 Stooges.

Do you mind us calling you "The Oleg Gasmanow of Teakdoor"?

[HermantheGerman]

Ugly lyrics indeed. To be fair, this was a Putin sycophant's anthem. I don't believe all Russians follow this line. That said, it is a red flag (pun intended) for all of Russia's neighbours.

Google the guy. Looks like he has been singing this shit for years. The Joseph Goebbels of the Russian music industry.

Russia is a Na z i state!
Anymore proof needed?

[Backspin]

Whenever you find yourself in the staunch majority, its time to pause and reflect- Mark Twain.

Just think of anyone in the divided political sphere in the west. They finally found something they agree on. Hell, Jordan Peterson and Bsnot are equally triggered and have the exact same opinion on this war.

Speaking of Jordan Peterson, one of his heroes is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. If Solzhenitsyn was still alive, he'd support the special military operation. And he'd be getting cancelled right now.

WikiLeaks cables: Solzhenitsyn praise for Vladimir Putin | Russia | The Guardian

[Backspin]

How a Famous Soviet Dissident Foreshadowed Putin'''s Plan—in 1990 - The Atlantic

Although he is best known for his exposure of the Soviet Gulag system and his staunch anti-communism, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn welcomed Putin's rise to power in 1999 and praised him for restoring Russia's national pride. In 2007, Putin visited the ailing Solzhenitsyn at home to award him a state prize for his humanitarian work.


In "Rebuilding Russia," published in the dying days of the U.S.S.R., Solzhenitsyn criticized the Soviet government's haphazard border policies that he said carved up traditional "Rus." He advocated a "Russian Union" encompassing Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and the ethnic Russian parts of Kazakhstan.


Solzhenitsyn was confident of the fundamental unity of the Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Russian peoples, three branches that were historically separated by "the Mongol invasion and Polish colonization."

(It will still work, minus the west Ukrainian partisans who were always a part of Poland anyway)

[HermantheGerman]

whenever you find yourself in the staunch majority, its time to pause and reflect- mark twain.

Just think of anyone in the divided political sphere in the west. They finally found something they agree on. Hell, jordan peterson and bsnot are equally triggered and have the exact same opinion on this war.

Speaking of jordan peterson, one of his heroes is aleksandr solzhenitsyn. If solzhenitsyn was still alive, he'd support the special military operation. And he'd be getting cancelled right now.

wikileaks cables: Solzhenitsyn praise for vladimir putin | russia | the guardian

this article is more than 11 years old !

[OhOh]

according to a US intelligence estimate

it is validated by multiple source

US DOD say

v

Documented reality:

Why should we stop believing then now?

[HermantheGerman]

v

Documented reality:

....and at the end you are wrong as always.

[Backspin]

The fake news tornado is impossible to surmount. Easily the biggest propaganda effort ever. The truth just doesn't factor in.

These space suits have always existed and are used for certain missions and have nothing to do with political statements

[HermantheGerman]

These space suits have always existed and are used for certain missions and have nothing to do with political statements

Try this statement idiot

Top sports court upholds FIFA ban on Russia over Ukraine

The Court of Arbitration for Sport refuses to suspend FIFA’s ban on Russia ahead of next week’s World Cup qualifying playoffs.

Top sports court upholds FIFA ban on Russia over Ukraine | Football News | Al Jazeera


You can go watch Russian figure skating with Dopingsky and Steroidlieva

[pickel]

These space suits have always existed and are used for certain missions and have nothing to do with political statements

Show me one picture of a cosmonaut using this suit other than here.

[panama hat]

Have some more 'epic bullshit', truth avoiders:-

As the article said, the EU is powerless. And it is the EU that is also the biggest loser - by Lavrov, President Vladimir Putin's foreign minister since 2004

You're quite demented . . . but keep boot-licking Putin and his murderous ilk.

[bsnub]

The fake news tornado is impossible to surmount.

It really is, and you are swallowing almost all of it and regurgitating a lot of it here. Just further reinforcing the fact that you are an utter dimwitted imbecile.

[harrybarracuda]

Show me one picture of a cosmonaut using this suit other than here.

Good call, that will keep the c u n t googling for hours.

[NamPikToot]

Shouldn't all this bickering be kept to SoCal's "war 101 for children" thread?