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dunk if the yellow booth put it in a little bit thanks for on the street shooting at our store house, we were a deliberate target. when the water harvesting machines have been destroyed, freight ships carrying grain needed and africa are kept waiting in the ports. fighting as hindering fear, transports in spice, of the great deal. fears of famine and civil unrest, our growing soft, what's really good it, we will go and strike them. and then if prices don't go down, we'll take to the streets and people might get killed. but like with the site for several months now, we've been observing this development and trying to understand it. is there a strategy? is russia also weaponized in crops to way to its war against ukraine?

ah, it's june 2022 and we are in the south of ukraine, just a few kilometers from the front line. for the nearby black, see ports of odessa and make a live are being attacked on a daily basis. in this region, grain is grown on a large scale and exported all over the world. at least it was before the war. nadia ivanov us farm is one of many that has been destroyed. she wants to harvest her wheat this year, in spite of the destruction put, put it on the fact that they shot at all our farming equipment. look at the bullet holes here for the selling could resume any time. even the roof is riddled with bullet holes,

shovels and mirrors. you can see here how heavy the shelling was, good on them. every one knows. this is the most dangerous owned girl partnership. norma. we are in the so called red zone. no one comes here of their own, free will to the pharmacy. this means few spare parts and zeros state aid. nadia still needs to feed her family. her husband and 3 children all work on the farm. this was way the grain would normally be cleaned, birth shipper, true dark color blue. our 1st reaction was fear, grief and bitterness usually here poor felt a desperate loss, but we don't know how much longer it will go on over jamal. but yeah, we are a little calmer now. us thrush, 50 every day. life is tough. even the traders avoid the area. but not he has still gets an inquiry for sunflower seeds. he never

but adorable for door. i would sell them for $24.00, but never for 8. certainly not for 7. 0, well, you can talk to your boss about it, but i don't agree with this price only. okay. uh huh. umbrella. okay. the rural to didn't was to feel de la, $195.00 per ton of rocker shift. but i understand that there are additional logistics costs. oh, but it's not the right pricing on them. certainly it's not, not yourself. it's just a fraction of the previous price for her. the situation is a 3rd ballpark. price is a rising worldwide fueled by fears of food shortages. she is stuck here with 4000 tons of wheat, and its value is eroding. anger's a bullet to have injured isn't painful here for the rest of the world. and for us with the user, our grammar for some it is their food in for us is money for our livelihood,

but to carry on working well not yet is not yet know how to keep the business running. until recently, the nearby black c ports had ensured short transport routes and good prices. well, trade is all about shifting large quantities cheaply. but now the ports are undefined. they say in the industry that whoever controls the ports controls expos . professor martine kime is an agricultural economist at the university of bon. he's observing the global effects of the war. no, it's for ions. at some leaps, meters, hunger is being used as a weapons buffer ions at some to sell their withholding food and weapon ising. it also burchesi's on, on a line. it's not just the grain silos that have been shelba. born out in vic, her russian warships blocking the ports for months have of course led to

a shortage of grain elsewhere on up to where it is urgently need. if that's good hider and us for of was doing and doing, had been noticed. walden via org, a few stefan meister as a political scientist and russia expert. his theory is that the war is about more than just ukraine noon. i always kept i frightened hearted. seated he put in, i think there are 2 central goals, couldn't wants to a cheerful stop for strong. when domino 1st, he wants to destroy ukrainian society in the state to save his empire verity become 2nd. he wants to change the world which has been primarily u. s dominated one is he wants to change the european and global security order robots are for and on. how does the war in ukraine impact the world wide food supply? globally, only a few countries export quantities securing the majority of the world's food. between them, ukraine and russia cover almost 30 percent of global demand. in recent years,

countries in asia and africa have become increasingly dependent on cheap supplies from the global norm. ah, this is also the case in laura cheney at western africa. it is one of the poorest countries in the world around a 3rd of the grain here is imported from ukraine and russia. we are in no act shut, the capital of mauritania. almost 900000 people suffer from hunger and mauritania. in the higher the grain prices on the world market, the more people they are who cannot afford to eat the world food program is active throughout the country to alleviate the worst of the hardship we accompany their employee, mama to sell who is responsible for food procurement list supplies have almost run out in the no actual warehouse

a visible effect of the war in ukraine and high prices on the world market. dementia lynch, we are face as was said, the price of so do ricky's home. how soon? garcia describes the press article cookie that mean, if we get to the flow contribution for from our donors. what we used to, to have in terms of quantity can afford. since prices have doubled cash donations, no longer fun, the quantities of food needed. many people can no longer be supported, leading to misery and hunger. of course, that is so the global food system is looking vulnerable and the situation could worse and in the future. isn't for lever kitten are pinkish to you all for let's

leave her lunch reply chains are highly ronald, ours, and if there is a destruction somewhere, the entire system is a factor of an american. up pinkish d. we are depended on countries or markets that are becoming increasingly authoritarian. stay zach all striving from our sovereignty and independence edison . we didn't expect our plan for the fact that there could ever be wars in europe again in o park in dba, con. farmers are now looking for other transport routes to sell their grain. we follow a new grain export route to the north of ukraine. here nearly vive, few bombs are falling, but the war is still only present. even large companies are experiencing financial hardship give for, nor can, is on the board of one of ukraine's largest agricultural companies, a german native he wants to stay here despite the war his team is struggling to find new opportunities for exports but both

a mobile. yeah. all i can say is logistics, logistics. if we have the logistics chain than we can sell to put the about the proposal, mistake so high if you is weakened economically, it risks losing the war need. and so i told him that along with our 2000 staff, many suppliers and customers had business links with our company. thank my own directly or indirectly. we provide a study income to round 628000 families crisis meetings take place almost daily. gustavo, working under extreme emergency conditions until now, goods of also been shipped from this region by the black sea ports, new logistics chains of an unprecedented scale, have to be set up the ottoman floor.

it was a cloud label from my 2 or 3 weeks ago. we talked about some blowers for reloading the lock. i was just wondering if you've seen or heard anything. if you have a solution that was visible z in correct, hobble even toyota, it'll come. we need a technical solution. fungi, if you find something that will be great, unassailable across it. the problem is that the new roots are longer and significantly more expensive. my product households policy product, ours as a generic product, that means whoever manages to produce and deliver we to the customer, the cheapest cost winds the ranks consequence. if grain cannot be delivered from ukraine, other countries will step up to replace these values. ukraine has become a strong competitor to russia as a grain supply in recent years, threatening to take russia's place in the international competition. gear for noah can visits one of the solar facilities. there are

a 1000 tons of grain were previously loaded here every day. since february, individual trucks have only been transporting a 100 tons per day has to be in the smithy. it's frustrating. it feels like a kick in the guts for many of us leaving on the venus locking them on half a 1000000 trucks would be needed to replace the black sea ship transports. the war and destruction of infrastructure has created a long term problem. new land routes which crossed the e. you have to be found urgently. whether by rail on rivers or by truck. there are now huge traffic jams at the board is it's time for political solutions. i signal i'm a sub for alicia from the was such that was that the signal has to come from the

top and politics. it distorts a truly, it will take a political solution. but unfortunately with european bureaucracy, it is taking far too long patient or caught to you india and hooked up on august the 2nd we actually assumed that this war will go on for longer, not just for half a year. let me be 3 for 5 years and me of and that the black sea will continue to be blockaded by russia dentistry. i'm not sure, of course, it's in our interest for ukraine to diversify its transit routes. if we can to ensure the green producers can reach rolled markets ukraine apartments, yet of they've had mapped to coming up. we are back in noah shut in mauritania. what are the dangers if supplies from ukraine continued to fail and prices rise? bread is a major stable fleet. here when we impose failed to arrive some 10 years ago, they were riots, bloody demonstrations and protests. today the military controls the streets and with reason,

as bread prices are rising again. customers in hungary, she wipes bakery. oh, worried. i heard the bread is gone up today to the thread with how much 120 a government subsidy is will bread which are coming in. other countries are hard to sustain in indebted mauritania, depend, demik shrank the state budget here as well. walking through the market, we are unexpectedly surrounded by a group of men. we feel their desperation 1st hand, though i hadn't at boardington, hadn't, at that they put the price of bread up to day. i'm out, i've got, nobody knows what to do. killer prices keep rising and when that happens here, they won't go down again. anyway, nick belushi met though you want to set out it. and if the situation doesn't

improve in the next few years, we will all become sophists. it's unacceptable for, we're simple people, we have nothing. we want to lower the cost of living and work. we won't accept it so much money until today what i could buy 2 loaves of bread with this coin. but now you have to hand over to coin. skip it, had the need you to defend what melodic has shown. what i think. can you give me 2 begets? ha. somebody here, give me 2 begets. come to god, what do i owe you? that letter? 40 hour, a 2 thirds of weight is here already spent on food. high prices mean hunger will not know what the v m i that i did. my father is so hungry he cannot sleep on a food is made from week to hot. i work, i live with us, not enough for every one but, and only about desperate if bread prices continue to rise, there is danger of civil unrest way. how did the country become so dependent on

grain supplies from abroad? since colonial times wheat has been one of northern africa staple feats spread past and pizza are signs of prosperity. local grains such as millet has been replaced. the western agricultural sector still profits from this situation to day. the colonial legacy still causes political tensions. emerson cons unless we have to think differently about all of our policies towards africa hunting, our approach is still very colonial of stickler anesthesia politic. often we need to take these countries more seriously. albert of monarchy, the linda anston the most. oh, the central african republic is one country way russia has been expanding its influence for years. in march, the attack on ukraine was met by a show of public support. among the former soviet union often supported the african

struggle against colonialism by providing weapons or building roads. concerns about food imposed mingled with resentment towards former colonial powers. this conflict is reflected in politics. african countries joined together in the african union in 2002 to strengthen their participation in will trade. during the 1st peak of the grain crisis, chem and marque he saw was invited to saatchi by russian president vladimir putin. brougham. hootin seize the opportunity to publicly communicate his view of the grain crisis. took a favor, we was regarding the export of ukrainian grain. we are not preventing it. there are several ways to export grain as possible. it was a, here to my vladimir putin does not mention the bombing of ukrainian ports. he

blames western sanctions on russia for the crisis. monkey saw agrees with this view is supposed to see all dual said sunday. so for the mess is in the blue them a call. i think that if we find the right solution, what is to lawanda? we will inform the european nations to alicia at hulu, live brooklyn, and also canada. will she, brooke, or level of live functional suit? that will mean they start their sanctions against all kinds of fertilizer or louis it to fertilizers, which are important for our agriculture element and against the export of russian wheels. exporters show, debra. this he is following the russian narrative, yet agricultural products are explicitly excluded from western sanctions. by is putin's view. so convincing ones are probably mr. here that the our problem isn't. for other reasons, we have a rather bad image and parts of this region window not rushes on the scene. it

appears as a viable alternative, but even kind of it is not a former colonial power. my what is well receiving has achieved a certain success. bear with us misinformation and disinformation thought, and i think we should we think our own history and how we interact with these countries. think she still on government isn't done like a dogma. this is the only over the world us. oh, put in newton. they certainly doesn't want to be regarded world wide as the leader who is driving hunger hyped disputes out there as a shirley. he already has that image in the west, which is also accurate by that of thought. this probably doesn't bother him emotionally on there because the water condemns him in any way. we're tired enough . the in viet, depending on how the war develops and what the outcome might be. there's definitely the danger of a new geopolitical division in the world. gear or politician, spy, tiled on an innovative, pushed it off in fire. as fears of famine grow around the world,

the harvest begins in the fields of ukraine. ah, russian attacks, continue. ukraine reports losses, grain prices keep rising, which means good business for all the other trade is on the world market, including russia. unexpectedly, russia reports increased exports, fell, may, how come? in the south of ukraine, farmers accused russia of stealing grain from the occupied territories. we meet an informant whose identity is concealed. the town where he lives is undefined we will fight back. there is real resistance. our informant is

a farmer. we call him sasha. he is threatened by the same fate as his colleagues under russian occupation. the russians came and asked if a farmer here had any diesel. he said no, but they found a container with 3 or 5 tons of it and took it this cannot be independently verified. but so we can form our own opinion, the social calls of friend, the farmer, living under russian occupations since march. how are you? are you okay? are you? well yes, i'm well, thank god mm. are in full men's lives some way here in the occupied territories. in front of his house, he has observed russian grain transports. in the beginning, they removed their russian license plates. but now they just drive around with them

on the convoys drive and pick up the grain and drive away again, day and night. and it's all going to crimea, right? yes, everything is taken to crimea. is this true? we want to know more and check the facts from the region where our informant lives . there are 2 main roads going all the way to crimea, and the ports of savannah to pull and fear, dozier serviceable, is especially conveniently located for international c trade. mm. we contact to company and ask for satellite images. mm. we checked the ukrainian data. indeed, satellite images revealed that the of lisa grain terminal was bustling with cargo activity and june loading takes place on the 3rd of june. there is further loading

on june the 5th, the 12th and the 16th. the load is always yellow and cunning similar to grain or corn, and obviously in large quantities. so they transported a total of a $140000.00 tons of grain. yes, and thought was just here. we received several reports of large quantities of grain being transported from ukraine. although this cannot be independently verified. what is certain is that only $8000.00 tons of food was shipped per year from so vast to pull in 201920202021. but in 2022, the figures increased 245-0000 tons for all food products. it

is not possible to conclude exactly where this came from and how it came into russian possession. am i upset? of course i'm upset. we're losing a lot. we confront russian ministries with these allegations, but we received no answer. according to its own data, russia expose it over 80 percent more wheat in may than in the previous year. income from exports is key as professor mos him, kime explains. as the arc tenant cilia was a shallow chart, i was slung, sense russia, already eggs, or it's a lot of grain. it tends to strengthen the russian economy, guns at normal and pies. and if russia can export at enormously high prices, then of course at the gold mine westland export, and this was back, the more russia can export you, the more the russian economy benefits was one,

missouri. and these are the 2 at the moment show. russia has to generate income to keep financing the war, but it's financing and putting as i'm from apartment. there couldn't is power hungry list. he will pull out all the stops to stay in power and to enforce his will and could tie to destroying or stealing and so ingrain is all part of staying and power generating revenue supply and weakening ukraine economically to get another one home depot cleaner economist expression the pressure on grain markets is growing. the attacks on the black sea ports are causing prices to rise. soon we will cost more than ever before becoming unaffordable for many customers. world wide farmers are trying to compensate for the shortages also by using up. they stocks in the port of rostock, germany. a ship is being loaded to deliver we to mauritania. look fixed he there is a grain traitor or let me figure he is shipping 27500

tons of we to africa from last year's harvest. ah, a policy that you smell it right mil fresh with philip month, i would really really look fixed. he, they lived and worked in ukraine for several years. he wishes his colleagues, there were able to deliver the grain themselves for will cartoonish lun for the sake of all ukrainian farmers. we would very much like to see odessa port free again and go to the grain being loaded here is mainly from mecklenburg, western pomeranian. it was put into storage and the silos of rostock port last year. looked fixed. peter had no idea then how much he would end with it. who we are. sam now could try to enhance and move into

a culture. it wilson because we bought the grain in the fall and winter and we did not know the buyer, but still had to submit a price to the farmers could fight. then we owned the grain and had a big price red at the value of the goods on the ship is about $11000000.00 euros. we have to hedge the resident us easy cooperation. in this case, he will make a profit. but why has the price of wheat risen so dramatically since the start of the war politic stever? it's mainly due to uncertainty about how much grain will be available this year. and that's good. i know. on fact, i sure it will. normally, there has been extensive economic literature on it over the last few years later. what we know today is very simple. math the markets assess whether we have enough stock to last until the next harvest. any noise will the weight last until new wheat is harvested. however, if it doesn't do to awful circumstances like the war, then prices will rise in your heart. that's the only reason i can do pies. and i

was kind and when the attack on ukraine has exposed the weaknesses of the global food supply chain, company, justice americans, what and char, i think it is important to reduce rushes potential for blackmail to, to at least take this leverage out of russia's hands off to 100 name and when he shot, but i think we also have to question our systems in the way we have use globalization to our own advantage. and for our prosperity and for tyler, hatton demons, then we will be able to reduce his vulnerability, and hopefully also the fear have fallen. couldn't win on talking to all the angst. and what about ukraine? at the end of our filming, we hear that the fighting has intensified. there is still uncertainty about how the wool overweight will play out. ah, ah.

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