Russian President Vladimir Putin.Figure: flipping Twitter
Russia’s aggression once morest Ukraine has greatly increased the risk of global food shortages. European and American countries have accused Russia of “weaponizing” food, in order to threaten the international community to lift sanctions once morest Russia’s aggressive actions. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who announced the military mobilization a few days ago, said on the 27th that Russia’s 2022 grain harvest is expected to set a new record, and the recruits also include farmers. He hinted at potential risks to next year’s harvest posed by farmers joining the military and accused Western sanctions of hampering grain exports, especially to poorer countries.
“The preliminary estimate (2022) of the cereal harvest is already 150 million metric tons, including regarding 100 million metric tons of wheat, which will be Russia’s A historic record”; currently “138.7 million metric tons of grains have been harvested”. Russia has for weeks accused Western countries of blocking Russian agricultural exports, insisting the move poses a risk to global food security.
“Unfortunately, it is still … difficult to transport our grains and fertilizers abroad,” Putin said. He warned that “the sanctions once morest Russia might lead to a further deterioration of the situation into a global food crisis.” to Europe rather than poorer countries. Archyde.com reported that Russia, the world’s largest exporter of wheat, is busy in autumn, when farmers must sow for next year’s winter wheat crop, as well as harvest soybeans and sunflower seeds. Planting of winter cereals has been delayed significantly this year due to rainfall.
Putin warned at the meeting: “I will also tell the regional executive heads and the heads of agricultural enterprises that in order to cooperate with the local mobilization, the agricultural working population will also be called into the army. Their families must be supported, and I ask you to pay special attention to this issue. “Russia issued the first public mobilization order since World War II for the Ukrainian war on the 21st, causing men of school age to flock to the border in order to leave the country, triggering strong boycotts, demonstrations and protests, and exacerbating social unrest in Russia.
