‘Marching towards starvation’: UN warns of hell on earth if Ukraine war goes on
Unprecedented food shortages could spark riots in dozens of countries as Black Sea blockade adds to pressures, says WFP chief
Dozens of countries risk protests, riots and political violence this year as food prices surge around the world, the head of the food-aid branch of the United Nations has warned.
Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), said the world faced “frightening” shortages that could destabilise countries that depend on wheat exports from Ukraine and Russia.
“Even before the Ukraine crisis, we were facing an unprecedented global food crisis because of Covid and fuel price increases,” said Beasley. “Then, we thought it couldn’t get any worse, but this war has been devastating.”
#FoodWars
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jun/17/united-nations-wfp-hell-on-earth-ukraine-war-russia
Unprecedented food shortages could spark riots in dozens of countries as Black Sea blockade adds to pressures, says WFP chief
Dozens of countries risk protests, riots and political violence this year as food prices surge around the world, the head of the food-aid branch of the United Nations has warned.
Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), said the world faced “frightening” shortages that could destabilise countries that depend on wheat exports from Ukraine and Russia.
“Even before the Ukraine crisis, we were facing an unprecedented global food crisis because of Covid and fuel price increases,” said Beasley. “Then, we thought it couldn’t get any worse, but this war has been devastating.”
#FoodWars
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jun/17/united-nations-wfp-hell-on-earth-ukraine-war-russia
the Guardian
‘Marching towards starvation’: UN warns of hell on earth if Ukraine war goes on
Unprecedented food shortages could spark riots in dozens of countries as Black Sea blockade adds to pressures, says WFP chief
Russia Sends Combine Harvesters to Occupied Regions of Ukraine
Russia has sent combine harvesters from Crimea to two Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine to cover a shortage of equipment needed to bring in the crop, a representative of a Russian-installed local administration said.
The official said the harvesters were needed because "the equipment that was there before had either been dismantled or taken away by the previous owners outside the regions", he said. [IAF: By those who are consistently working to destroy global food production]
Evgeny Balitsky, head of the occupation administration in Zaporizhzhia, said on social media that these combine harvesters were provided by Russia's agriculture ministry.
#FoodWars #Ukraine #Russia
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-07-22/russia-sends-combine-harvesters-to-occupied-regions-of-ukraine
Russia has sent combine harvesters from Crimea to two Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine to cover a shortage of equipment needed to bring in the crop, a representative of a Russian-installed local administration said.
The official said the harvesters were needed because "the equipment that was there before had either been dismantled or taken away by the previous owners outside the regions", he said. [IAF: By those who are consistently working to destroy global food production]
Evgeny Balitsky, head of the occupation administration in Zaporizhzhia, said on social media that these combine harvesters were provided by Russia's agriculture ministry.
#FoodWars #Ukraine #Russia
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-07-22/russia-sends-combine-harvesters-to-occupied-regions-of-ukraine
US News & World Report
Russia Sends Combine Harvesters to Occupied Regions of Ukraine
LOBANOVE VILLAGE, CRIMEA (Reuters) - Russia has sent combine harvesters from Crimea to two Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine to cover a shortage of equipment needed to bring in the crop, a representative of a Russian-installed local administration said.
Another grain mill mysteriously burns to the ground completely after spontaneously combusting.
Somehow all fire control systems failed in this facility...and the hundreds of other food supply plants that have burned this year.
Somehow it's like the fire safety was shut off...
In June — just 60 days ago! — Grain Craft announced it had been acquired by the Baltimore-based Redwood Capital Investments, headed by billionaires Jim Davis and Stephen Bisciotti.
And — somehow — now they are collecting on the insurance as starvation looms.
(Remember just a few months back billionaire Glen Taylor roasted 5.3 million birds alive "because #BirdFlu" — but then fired all the workers and shutdown his poultry plant completely!? These billionaires are getting the call...)
#FoodWars
https://ktvz.com/news/ap-oregon-northwest/2022/08/10/eastern-oregon-historic-flour-mill-destroyed-in-fire/
Somehow all fire control systems failed in this facility...and the hundreds of other food supply plants that have burned this year.
Somehow it's like the fire safety was shut off...
In June — just 60 days ago! — Grain Craft announced it had been acquired by the Baltimore-based Redwood Capital Investments, headed by billionaires Jim Davis and Stephen Bisciotti.
And — somehow — now they are collecting on the insurance as starvation looms.
(Remember just a few months back billionaire Glen Taylor roasted 5.3 million birds alive "because #BirdFlu" — but then fired all the workers and shutdown his poultry plant completely!? These billionaires are getting the call...)
#FoodWars
https://ktvz.com/news/ap-oregon-northwest/2022/08/10/eastern-oregon-historic-flour-mill-destroyed-in-fire/
KTVZ
Eastern Oregon historic flour mill destroyed in fire
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A historic flour mill in northeast Oregon was destroyed in a fire Wednesday morning. According to the Pendleton Police Department, the fire at the Grain Craft Flour Mill in Pendleton started around 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, KHQ reported. The…
India has banned wheat exports to protect domestic prices.
Here's why this is a really big deal as we enter full on #FoodWars. Top wheat producers are being hit across the board:
#1 China. (also #1 consumer!)
#2 India. (and now exports are banned.)
#3 Russia (#1 exporter — but Black Sea shipping is affected, and sanctions stop some buyers)
#4 USA (terrible season, drought)
#5 France (drought has severely impacted yields)
#6 Canada (spotty harvest so far)
#7 Germany (drought has severely impacted yields - some est. 50%)
#10 Ukraine
It is these nations that the rest of the world upon for their bread. And bear in mind some major wheat exporters like Kazakhstan have banned wheat/flour exports. Supplies are getting tight and countries are acting defensively. No relief in sight as harvests are looking bad across Northern hemisphere and things are off to poor start in S. America.
Stock up and keep growing food!
#wheat #FoodPrices
Here's why this is a really big deal as we enter full on #FoodWars. Top wheat producers are being hit across the board:
#1 China. (also #1 consumer!)
#2 India. (and now exports are banned.)
#3 Russia (#1 exporter — but Black Sea shipping is affected, and sanctions stop some buyers)
#4 USA (terrible season, drought)
#5 France (drought has severely impacted yields)
#6 Canada (spotty harvest so far)
#7 Germany (drought has severely impacted yields - some est. 50%)
#10 Ukraine
It is these nations that the rest of the world upon for their bread. And bear in mind some major wheat exporters like Kazakhstan have banned wheat/flour exports. Supplies are getting tight and countries are acting defensively. No relief in sight as harvests are looking bad across Northern hemisphere and things are off to poor start in S. America.
Stock up and keep growing food!
#wheat #FoodPrices
RT
India bans wheat flour exports
India has restricted wheat flour exports to bring down prices on the domestic market
The USDA has stopped providing export data.
They declined to indicate why.
They neglected to provide a timeline for when this may be available again.
Regardless of the presumably forthcoming excuse, this is effectively an act of warfare as markets (domestic AND foreign) are now blind to what is going/coming from the US.
UPDATE: they now indicate there is an issue migrating to a new reporting system that should be resolved by mid september. Interesting date given futures contracts…
#FoodWars
They declined to indicate why.
They neglected to provide a timeline for when this may be available again.
Regardless of the presumably forthcoming excuse, this is effectively an act of warfare as markets (domestic AND foreign) are now blind to what is going/coming from the US.
UPDATE: they now indicate there is an issue migrating to a new reporting system that should be resolved by mid september. Interesting date given futures contracts…
#FoodWars
the largest wholesale fresh produce market in the world is on fire.
#FoodWars #fire
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1574005954244485121
#FoodWars #fire
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1574005954244485121
Vegetable/legume company HAK STOPS production for 6 weeks starting 2023. Energy prices make it infeasible to produce, says the market leader best known for the glass jars of applesauce, peas and brown beans.
"It is not only the high price, but also the uncertainty, says director Timo Hoogeboom. "Today it is two euros for a cubic meter of gas, it used to be three euros. We don't know what it will be in January or February. So to be on the safe side, we will remain closed."
If it is no longer possible to pass on the higher energy prices to consumers, the availability of products may ultimately also be compromised. "If companies have to sell below cost for months, things go wrong." He does not expect any empty shelves for HAK for the time being. "But I don't rule it out for the chain, especially in January, February and March." A temporary energy ceiling for companies could help, the HAK director thinks.
"Companies will first look at how they can absorb the costs themselves, but if that is no longer possible, they will have to scale down," confirms food economist Morren. "I expect this to happen more widely."
source: https://nos.nl/l/2446920
- iceagefarmer
#EnergyCrisis #FoodWars #EU
"It is not only the high price, but also the uncertainty, says director Timo Hoogeboom. "Today it is two euros for a cubic meter of gas, it used to be three euros. We don't know what it will be in January or February. So to be on the safe side, we will remain closed."
If it is no longer possible to pass on the higher energy prices to consumers, the availability of products may ultimately also be compromised. "If companies have to sell below cost for months, things go wrong." He does not expect any empty shelves for HAK for the time being. "But I don't rule it out for the chain, especially in January, February and March." A temporary energy ceiling for companies could help, the HAK director thinks.
"Companies will first look at how they can absorb the costs themselves, but if that is no longer possible, they will have to scale down," confirms food economist Morren. "I expect this to happen more widely."
source: https://nos.nl/l/2446920
- iceagefarmer
#EnergyCrisis #FoodWars #EU
nos.nl
HAK stopt tijdelijk productie vanwege energiekosten, appelmoes en doperwten duurder
De producten zullen wel in de schappen liggen, maar voor een hogere prijs, verwacht het bedrijf.
Brazilian soybean processors have halted operations as crushing margins turned negative.
Abiove, a trade group representing global oilseed crushers in Brazil, confirmed the move, telling Reuters some of its members advanced scheduled maintenance stoppages that traditionally happen at the end of the year as soyoil prices dropped while soybean prices remained high, hurting margins.
https://www.agweb.com/markets/pro-farmer-analysis/some-brazilian-crushers-halt-operations
#brazil #FoodWars
Abiove, a trade group representing global oilseed crushers in Brazil, confirmed the move, telling Reuters some of its members advanced scheduled maintenance stoppages that traditionally happen at the end of the year as soyoil prices dropped while soybean prices remained high, hurting margins.
https://www.agweb.com/markets/pro-farmer-analysis/some-brazilian-crushers-halt-operations
#brazil #FoodWars
AgWeb
Some Brazilian Crushers Halt Operations
Between eight and 10 Brazilian soybean processors have temporarily halted operations as crushing margins turned negative, reflecting weak domestic demand for biodiesel and high vegetable oil inventories at production sites, Reuters reported, citing to two…
Russia suspends grain deal after this morning’s drone attack on their naval forces.
Also worth noting—because why is no one concerned about this?—that Russia openly accuses UK of involvement in today’s attack, as well as Nordstream sabotage.
Suddenly direct conflict, no longer proxy.
#FoodWars #ukraine #russia #wheat
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-suspends-participation-deal-ukraine-grain-exports-tass-2022-10-29/
Also worth noting—because why is no one concerned about this?—that Russia openly accuses UK of involvement in today’s attack, as well as Nordstream sabotage.
Suddenly direct conflict, no longer proxy.
#FoodWars #ukraine #russia #wheat
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-suspends-participation-deal-ukraine-grain-exports-tass-2022-10-29/
Reuters
U.N., Turkey, Ukraine press ahead with Black Sea grain deal despite Russian pullout
Antonio Guterres was trying to revive the agreement, which aims to ease a global food crisis. President Biden said the suspension would increase starvation, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia was "weaponizing food."