Quote Originally Posted by limitles View Post
Quote Originally Posted by herbertstemple View Post

If wheat is not planted in Ukraine this year it will make Russia's wheat crop much more valuable. Tough enough for NATO countries to ban Russian oil into their countries. Food is a different matter.
Is joke? If not explain what you are implying as what is written is vague at best.
Ukraine exports 9% of the worlds wheat & 13% of the worlds corn. If Ukrainian crops are severely limited this year which looks to be the case will cause continued rise in commodity prices. Market price is $10.49/bushel for wheat today. Year ago today it was 7.26/bushel.

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/wheat

Rising wheat prices means a transfer of wealth to Russia and Putin. If Putin demands rubles for wheat what are countries going to say, "Fuck you, we would rather starve."?