[DAVENN]

About half the world's production of sunflower oil comes from Russia and Ukraine. It's not surprising that the supermarket prices have risen as a consequence of the supply problems.

yep
wheat, barley are another two of Ukraine's major exports.
let's imagine just what staple foodstuff ( let alone alcohol based beverages) are made from wheat and or barley.

 

[DAVENN]

The transport problem is being resolved although there's still a long way to go to replace sea routes with land routes. The bigger problem is the declining harvest & reduced planting which is what is really driving the futures prices upwards. The issue for the first world is merely price - for third world countries it's famine.

possibly.
however, if such nations would look to feed their own, as opposed to producing cash crops...then all may be well.

 

[DAVENN]

Often the temptation to export at elevated prices becomes too hard to resist especially as the local economy can't afford these prices.

true...but self sustainability must take precedence.

 

[DAVENN]

You mean over profits & taxation? That's going to be pretty hard to achieve when corruption is endemic.

that's the flip side...+ all them types fighting each other too.