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In reply to the discussion: A food insecurity expert predicts that there's only 10 weeks of wheat supplies left in the world as [View all]Lettuce Be
(2,337 posts)42. We do not import Ukrainian wheat. No need to hoard anything. Just please stop
These headlines are always misleading -- world wheat shortage. No, not the entire world, but many countries, yes. If you like to bake, your wheat needs are going to be just fine. Assuming of course we don't get some new horrible wheat killing thing here in the USA. Anything is possible.
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A food insecurity expert predicts that there's only 10 weeks of wheat supplies left in the world as [View all]
NickB79
May 2022
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#2 of producers, yes, but not even in the list of exporters, which was the point being made.
Rabrrrrrr
May 2022
#27
I think Canada produces, and exports, more wheat per capita than any other country
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2022
#24
"exports" is the key consideration. Running out of exported wheat doesn't affect all countries.
Pobeka
May 2022
#12
Yes, the headline is extremely negative, wrong and must have been designed to be click-bait.
machoneman
May 2022
#44
While wheat scarcity is a real issue in parts of the world, this smacks of market manipulation.
Fiendish Thingy
May 2022
#16
You can bet McConnell and his rats are meeting, and talking about how to make this worse.
C Moon
May 2022
#18
Only if you think that oil prices have no bearing on wheat production and delivery costs...
Ford_Prefect
May 2022
#22
Also, many pesticides are petroleum based and making fertilizer uses lots of natural gas
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2022
#40
I posted this a month ago regarding what is a bit of a distortion of reality
BumRushDaShow
May 2022
#25
We do not import Ukrainian wheat. No need to hoard anything. Just please stop
Lettuce Be
May 2022
#42
Just please stop thinking that if the USA is OK, then the USA can't talk about a world problem
muriel_volestrangler
May 2022
#53