Topic: Grain Cracks (Read 123 times)

I concur with what you've said. The rich aren't affected, some already have stored foods that can last them for 3 months. Like it's commonly said, when two elephants fight, the grass suffer. The war would have ended a more than a year ago with almost zero loss of life had NATO not stepped in. By the time that placed too many trade restrictions on Russia, Putin's choices were limited. It's peace I pray for daily.

The temporal blockage led to the mess that is going on currently because a slight obstruction of the production and distribution circle always produces negative outcomes. I don't support food or economic embargoes on any country so I am not also a fan of the United States and its allies. My reason is that these sanctions and restrictions affects the common man on the street more than the political class. The ruling class and their cronies will alway afford their wants irrespective of these sanctions but when the economy begins to suffer it is the masses that bear the negative consequences. I am a proponent of freedom. Let us have a world where people will be free to relate and live in a way that doesn't harm the interest of others. Let nations be allowed to make choices without influence from so-called world powers.

The grain blockage was only temporary as you can attest. Hope you know that had Russia been in same situation, NATO wouldn't give room for sale of Russian grains? The US has for decades been weaponising the dollar against Russia's Rouble. If Russia hadn't a strong spine, it's economy would have collapsed that those of Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

We should not pretend that we don't know the root cause of this problem. You are aware that Russia weaponized food by blocking some of the ports of Ukraine. Ships loaded with grains that were to be exported were blocked from going to the nations that needed them. The global price of grain skyrocketed. Many people couldn't afford to buy food and many companies shut down because of the high cost of raw materials. People lost their lives due to the high cost of food and unemployment.

The world had to seek alternatives to Ukrainian grains making the nation keep piling up its produce. They have no alternative but to reduce the price to attract customers from other nations. The cheap grains are now much cheaper than the grains produced by local farmers. Local farmers began to complain that Ukrainian grain will force them out of business and the government have to protect its local farmers by making policies to stop the entry of this cheap product.

In war, anything can be used as a weapon but weaponizing food can be devastating.

Currently, Hungary wants Ukraine grains ban until end of 2023. Local farmers in these countries are having bad days because Ukraine grains are cheaper than theirs. So, the countries affected are seeking redress to settle their domestic situation and encourage local farmers.

The grain from Ukraine comes from three US companies, including Monsanto. Many people know that Monsanto saturates its grain with chemicals that are poisonous.


Slovakian authorities to destroy 1,500-ton grain shipment from Ukraine due to toxic levels of pesticide contamination

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https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-04-16-slovakia-destroy-grain-shipment-ukraine-pesticide-contamination.html
Slovakian authorities are planning to destroy a 1,500-ton shipment of grain from Ukraine after discovering banned pesticides in the shipment.

Slovakian Minister of Agriculture Samuel Vlcan announced on Thursday, April 13, that inspections have discovered high amounts of chlorpyrifos in the Ukrainian grain while it was being processed by one of the largest grain mills in Slovakia.

Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate pesticide subject to a European Union-wide ban. (Related: Russia-Ukraine war could contribute to more severe food shortages, mass starvation for years to come, warns UN.)

Vlcan noted that he first sounded the alarm over the issue of potentially tainted Ukrainian grain as early as July 2022, when he ordered Slovakia to tighten controls over grain imports coming from the country.

“Even before we started placing seals on all transit trucks with Ukrainian grain, a relatively big sample of Ukrainian grain had been intercepted, and three independently accredited laboratories confirmed the presence of the increased content of pesticide residue in it,” said Vlcan.

He added in another statement that the extent of the contamination of the grain was so severe that the entire shipment had to be burned. He also pledged that the government will ramp up the process of reviewing agricultural products from Ukraine for potential pesticides and other toxic substances.
Slovakia to halt Ukrainian grain imports as other EU members pass similar bans

Following the discovery of a contaminated batch of Ukrainian grain, the Slovakian Agriculture Ministry announced that it temporarily banned the processing and sale of grain from Ukraine due to the possible presence of pesticides banned by the EU.
Brighteon.TV

“The decision was taken after a pesticide was confirmed in a batch of wheat from Ukraine weighing 1,500 tons, which is not authorized in the EU and has a negative impact on human health,” the ministry noted in a statement emphasizing that it will collect samples of all Ukrainian grain and flour that is already in the country.
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Joint together by their common hatred for Russia, the center seems to have a crack. The grain crack. By the end of the first quarter of 2022, member states of eastern Europe, formalized measures of dealing with their common enemy- Russia. Trade bans, currency devaluation, travel restrictions and bans, expulsion and bans from international events etc. You name them. They watched, waited and prayed  to see Russia crumble but rather, they got sucker-punched. They are having a common threat in Ukraine. Low price grains from Ukraine is ruining efforts of their farmers, and they are willing to cut ties over it. Internal strives are brewing in Central Europe. Grain is cracking them up. Have your say.