China announces “We are more than happy to buy Russia’s wheat.” Bear in mind they already have more than half of the world’s stocks, and are now reinforcing their own food security by cozying up to Russia.
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On Thursday, China’s customs agency approved imports of wheat from all regions of Russia, giving Putin an alternative to Western markets that might be closed under possible sanctions.

Russia is one of the world’s biggest wheat producers but has been shut out of China until now due to concern about possible fungus and other contamination.

The two governments announced an agreement Feb. 8 for China to import Russian wheat and barley after Putin became the highest-profile foreign guest to attend the Beijing Winter Olympics.

#Wheat #China #Russia

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-china-beijing-c73b5249d313d661ce1836911b1dbc45

Lots of voices speculating about Xi will move on Taiwan (or not).

I won’t speculate, but I will observe that big funds dumped nearly $2bil of Taiwanese equities yesterday alone. Money talks, and this would seem to speak volumes… we will see.

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Ukraine Invasion Unnerves Global Funds Bracing for Taiwan Risk

The conflict in Ukraine is sparking renewed jitters about tensions between China and Taiwan, and the worries are showing up in the island’s assets.

China’s threats to use military force to stop Taiwan from declaring formal independence have dogged the island’s markets for years, and the standoff in Ukraine provides a snapshot of the risks if tensions escalate. Global funds dumped the equivalent of $1.91 billion of Taiwan stocks on Thursday, the biggest one-day withdrawal in a year.

#taiwan #china

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-25/ukraine-invasion-unnerves-global-funds-bracing-for-taiwan-risk

The plan is to severely limit food supply.

“Control food, and you control people.” — Kissinger

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal government says it won’t deliver any water to California farmers because of a severe drought. The decision will force many farmers to plant fewer crops in a region that supplies a quarter of the nation’s food.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said a severe drought plaguing the western United States has left its system of reservoirs depleted. Environmental laws also require the system to have supply to maintain water quality throughout the fragile San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta.

The bureau said January and February have been the driest ever recorded for the northern Sierra Nevada mountains.

#water #USA

https://ruralradio.com/rrn/news/citing-drought-us-wont-give-water-to-california-farmers/

Interesting: the WEF has just removed their page describing their partnership with Coinbase. Just as Canada/US try to codify their ability to seize assets from anyone at any time.

What are they trying to hide? As the Kraken CEO says "GET YOUR COIN OUT OF CENTRAL EXCHANGES." [good advice btw. better advise: buy seeds.]

It was here, now 404: https://www.weforum.org/organizations/coinbase

It can still be viewed from archive.org here.
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WEF: Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: Blockchain and Digital Assets

@ https://web.archive.org/web/20220219140454/https://www.weforum.org/platforms/shaping-the-future-of-technology-governance-blockchain-and-distributed-ledger-technologies/

Suddenly no one is talking about mandates or excess deaths … Mission accomplished?

Please don’t tell me you don’t have enough space to grow food.

Get creative. Get to work. Inspire your neighbors.

If just 1 in 3 families had a small laying flock of chickens in their backyard, we eliminate the commercial egg industry.

We don’t need industrial agriculture. They need us.

RUN—DON’T WALK—AWAY! TAKE BACK YOUR POWER!

Cargill, global farm commodities [FOOD] trader, has confirmed one of its chartered ocean vessels was “hit by a projectile” on the Black Sea. The vessel remained seaworthy [ie didn’t sink], but as you can imagine, no one will be exporting food through this passage at this point.

Indeed, Maersk has halted all port calls in Ukraine.

Bunge Ltd has suspended operations in its Black Sea grains port in Nikolaev, Ukraine.

Video report on effects on world food supply forthcoming - stay tuned @iceagefarmer .

#wheat #Ukraine #Russia #Shipping

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-halts-vessel-movement-azov-sea-black-sea-open-2022-02-24/

BREAKING: Two more merchant vessels have been hit by missiles. In modern times, I refuse to believe this is an accident. This is an [yet another] attack on shipping.

#1 - Moldova-flagged chemical tanker Millennial Spirit, fired upon by a Russian Navy ship 12 nautical miles south of Ukraine’s Yuzhniy port. However Moldova's Navy then said "the source of the missile launch is unknown.”

#2 - 2020-built panamax Namura Queen, owned by Japan’s Nissen Kaiun, was presumably hit by a rocket at the anchorage of the Yuzhny port.

#3 - [ see previous post ] - Turkish-owned bulk carrier Yasa Jupiter was hit by a missile off the coast of Odessa. The ship is chartered now by Cargill, shipping foodstuffs.

More reports @iceagefarmer

#ukraine #Russia #Shipping

https://splash247.com/two-more-ships-hit-in-the-black-sea/

Merchant ships hit by missiles; Grain/fert exports STOP in Ukraine/Russia

Ukraine & Russia grains--30% of world global exports--are no longer moving as three merchant ships have been hit by missiles in the Black Sea, including one chartered by Cargill to move grains. Brazil is frantic after fertilizer imports from Russia are threatened. The global food trade is coming to a screeching halt and food prices are exploding even further as the conflict escalates. Christian breaks down the developments from just the last 48 hours in this Ice Age Farmer special report.

#Russia #Ukraine #China #wheat #FoodShortages #WarOnFarms #iafvideo

https://www.iceagefarmer.com/2022/02/25/merchant-ships-hit-by-missiles-grain-fert-exports-stop-in-ukraine-russia/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7SVjmv9R-k

Russian ship seized in English channel for “violating sanctions”

A 416ft commercial ship bound for St Petersburg intercepted in English Channel. Again, this is not a military vessel.

The vessel, which was intercepted by customs officials, was transporting vehicles from Rouen, in France's Normandy region.

Captain Magnin said the boat is 'strongly suspected of being linked to Russian interests targeted by the sanctions'.

These NWO theatrics are destroying global shipping and the global food supply. Black Sea shipping has effectively been shut down yesterday after missile strikes hit three merchant vessels , and now, tit-for-tat, the French have seized a Russian ship.

The Russian embassy in France is seeking explanations from the French authorities.

#Russia #Shipping

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10551807/Cargo-ship-thought-belong-one-companies-hit-sanctions-SEIZED-English-Channel.html

WSJ / western media now reporting exactly what I’d said yesterday - this is a shutdown of the shipping arteries that carry global food and fertilizer supplies.

Now western media can blame Putin for food shortages. Sure, it’s not the Grand Solar Minimum, or insane C19 policies, etc..

This doesn't need to become nuclear -- it is enough to be a cover story for why there is no food.

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine throttled exports from one of the world’s largest grain suppliers after the country’s ports went quiet and traders halted operations. 

At stake is the 13% of global corn exports and the 12% of wheat that flow from Ukraine. In threatening those flows Moscow risks disrupting supplies to China while setting off a scramble among customers in fragile Middle Eastern economies at a time when food inflation is already high. 

An ocean vessel chartered by one of the world’s largest food suppliers, Cargill Inc., was hit by a projectile off the coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea on Thursday. Minnesota-based Cargill, which operates an export terminal in Ukraine, said the ship is seaworthy and no one was injured.

… If the situation on the ground escalates to a position where farmers can’t apply pesticides or fertilizers to their wheat, which will start in March, that could reduce the yield by up to a third, presuming they can harvest in July, Mr. Lee said.

#Ukraine #Wheat #Corn #Shipping #SupplyChain

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-ukraine-invasion-chokes-food-exports-from-global-breadbasket-11645798059

In her own words, video below: “Dropping Russian banks from the SWIFT system will effectively stop Russian imports and exports.”

This codifies the blockage of 1/3 of the worlds grain, and considerable fertilizer production. This is an unrecoverable shock to world food system.

Focus on your own food sovereignty and security now.

NOW - EU to ban certain Russian banks from #SWIFT, paralyze assets of the Russian central bank, and further freeze assets of oligarchs.

@disclosetv

Brazil: ships sit waiting for delayed soybean harvest. They export 44% of global soybean supply — and the beans just aren’t there.

It’s not just Ukraine/Russia that are off the table. We are truly passing the point of no return for global food supply.

#Brazil #soybeans

https://gcaptain.com/ships-sit-empty-for-weeks-waiting-for-delayed-brazil-soybeans/

EU is 3rd biggest consumer of corn, and imports majority (70%!) from Ukraine annually.

Honest question, as ports are being closed to Russia: where are they going to get their food this year? Given Brazil’s weather struggles, and Bayer declaring force majeur in US, it’s just not possible.

This isn’t just “sanctions” — we are watching a mass suicide ritual. Sorry to be blunt. I just don’t understand how people don’t see this, but I guess they are busy pouring out bottles of vodka.

Suddenly the deagle population predictions of massive losses across western countries, while Russia/China stay flat, make absolute sense…

#eu #ukraine #corn

Google just dropped RT & Sputnik from YouTube. This presages the censorship of ALL voices who do not echo the narrative of the west.

This is why FOR YEARS they’ve been calling anyone who strays from their propaganda “Russian bots.”

We are at the tail end of any free exchange in the digital space. If you intend to communicate — be prepared to take it OFFLINE.

[ Side Note : it’s been an absolute honor communicating with all of you! If/when comms go — best of luck, save those beautiful seeds, and Godspeed! ]

Maersk, biggest shipping company in the world, SUSPENDS all container shipments to Russia.

This is complete dismantling of the global supply chain. It’s even more insane than flattening the curve.

It’s not virtue signaling - it’s not sanctions. Its not a war between nations… It’s a war on ALL the people of the world.

#Shipping

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/maersk-suspends-all-container-shipping-to-russia

My #1 favorite soil amendment: Lactobacillus ! LAB can also be used as a pro-biotic supplement, to naturally clear drain pipes, to control odor with deep bedding of your birds / livestock, and about 8 gazillion other uses. It’s an army of friendlies waiting for you to use them! Check it out:

Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) “Recipe”:

- 1L Rice Wash (just let rice sit in water for a bit, up to a day, then strain it out — the water now is full of carbs for the bacilli to eat!)

- 10L of milk (or scale both back) — Raw milk is great! Store milk works just fine. We just want the bacteria!

Mix the two together, leave room at top for some bubbling, cover with mesh or muslin or even a paper towel. Give it 3-6+ days depending on temperature, no direct sunlight. When it smells sweet and has separated out, it’s ready! Then just strain out the liquid from the curds (which can also be used to make cheese), and you have your LAB aka EM1!

It only takes a teaspoon or two per gallon of water (~ 1:20 if you require quantitative, but who’s counting) to be a potent addition when watering, or with your compost tea.

( here is a video by Chris Trump demo’ing the method )

Quite the legacy there, Vikki …

Analysts / "experts" are now echoing what I'd said last week about the effects of this conflict on world grain supplies

"If the conflict is prolonged -- three months, four months from now -- I feel the consequences could be really serious, wheat will need to be rationed," said Andree Defois, president of consultant Strategie Grains.

Kyiv-based researcher UkrAgroConsult warned, "the chain of product creation, from cultivation to port shipments, is paralyzed."

This is, at its heart, an attack on the food supply.

#wheat #FoodShortage

Wheat prices EXPLODE, limit up. See above post for why.

I have long said “Watch wheat.” It is THE key strategic grain. Last time wheat prices soared this high, presaged the Arab Spring….

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Wheat prices soar to highest since 2008, trade ‘limit up’ on potential Russia supply hit

The price of wheat on Tuesday rose to its highest levels in more than a decade, with traders concerned about global supply disruption as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine advanced.

Wheat futures rose 5.35% to 984 cents per bushel as of 11:30 a.m. ET, at the highs of Tuesday’s session. That marks the highest price since April 4, 2008, when wheat traded as high as 985.5 cents per bushel.

#wheat

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/01/wheat-futures-reach-highest-levels-since-2008-as-russia-invasion-advances.html