• DyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]
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    7 months ago

    maybe in the roundabout way of US prioritizing exports to places that used to pay Ukraine & get US grain at a markup

    I mean it's a global system of trade and there being Less Grain means all of it is More Expensive

    And i'm pretty sure Russia is the biggest fertilizer producer in the world and they put embargos on that

    • Dolores [love/loves]
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      7 months ago

      I mean it's a global system of trade

      the US is extremely manipulative in the food markets, so i'd hesitate to use such a simple arithmetic.

      • DyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]
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        7 months ago

        yeah but manipulating the market so that food is cheap for the average person? that would require foresight and self preservation

        • Dolores [love/loves]
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          7 months ago

          nothing so naive---but US firms rely on US produce for their profits, so the gouging could be happening further up the chain where absence/presence of Ukrainian grain is less of a factor is all i'm speculating.