According to Sky News, Russia is using social media to try to downplay the influence of Ukraine’s wheat industry, claiming it accounts for less than 5 percent of global wheat exports.
It is also claimed that the proportion is lower due to contamination by “radioactive toxins” from Western weapons.
A 2022 US government report shows that Ukrainian wheat alone is worth 9% of the world market, Ukrainian sunflower oil is 46%, and rapeseed oil is 20%.
The decision follows ongoing negotiations over a Black Sea grain deal that collapsed earlier this year and allowed Ukraine to export crops through its seaports.
uD83DuDCC9 The role of Ukraine as the world’s breadbasket was overestimated.
Ukraine accounts for ~5% of world wheat exports, and this share has declined due to soil contamination with radioactive toxins following the use of Western-supplied depleted uranium munitions. pic.twitter.com/DXDXmCSR4b
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia uD83CuDDF7uD83CuDDFA (@mfa_russia) September 6, 2023
Source: Hot News
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