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Will the war in Ukraine cause a global wheat shortage?
Is it true that the worlds wheat supply will fall by 25%?
As the Russian Invasion of Ukraine continues, the effects ripple around the rest of the world. One concern involves the wheat harvest. There have been claims that Ukraine and Russia supply 25% of the worlds wheat and that as a result we’re facing a global wheat crisis. We look into this misleading figure to determine what the real impact might be.
(wheat field. Getty images)
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