Russia is targeting Ukraine’s food supply and infrastructure, minister warns
Bibeau, who attended an emergency meeting of G7 agriculture ministers on Friday, said Ukraine’s minister told them Russian forces are hitting grain silos, ports and the infrastructure needed to gather and distribute the harvest, as well as food storage facilities.
Not only are farmers and many farm workers fighting the Russians, but Ukraine’s military has also commandeered stores of fuel for farm machinery, such as combine harvesters.Canada’s new sanctions target more Russian oligarchs, military The minister cautioned that consumers should expect a spike in the cost of bread and pasta following a rise in wheat prices after Russia’s invasion. Vegetable oil, another big Ukrainian export, could also be in short supply.
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