Financial Times published an article stating that Russia and Ukraine are both important grain exporters, between them accounting for almost a third of the world’s traded wheat. The surge in wheat prices caused by the invasion and the subsequent sanctions on Russia have important cost implications for its business. Senior research fellow David Laborde said, “We can start to see food becoming a weapon again in some strategic game.”
War in Ukraine: When political risks upturn commodity markets (Financial Times)
March 02, 2022