French Agriculture Ministry warns of food crisis

By: Trademagazin Date: 2022. 03. 18. 10:56

French Agriculture and Food Minister Julien Denormandy has warned that the situation in Ukraine could trigger a global food crisis in 2022. Food problems in some countries could start as early as 2022.

She believes that a particularly difficult situation may arise in the wheat market.

“Many countries in the Mediterranean are dependent on wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine.”

Denormandy said, calling for measures to reduce the risk of food shortages.

French journalists also noted that Egypt, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan and Rwanda are 80% dependent on russia for wheat shipments, while Turkey is 70%.

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