Wheat and Other Grains - What Are the Political Implications of the War on Ukraine?

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All the ports where grain is loaded from ukraine are closed. So which importer countries are being effected the worst? Both ukraine and russia send a lot of their grains to the middle east, to north africa and especially south asia. A shortage of food tends to act as a trigger for things like riots and unrest.

Western brands flee Russia, global commodities soar as Putin intensifies his attack on Ukraine, and the US announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and their families. Plus, Accenture, McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group are the latest companies to flee or suspend operations in Russia.

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