One-Third Of Ukraine Farmland May Go Unplanted As Russia Begins ‘Second Phase’ Of War

• One-Third Of Ukraine Farmland May Go Unplanted As Russia Begins ‘Second Phase’ Of War
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  About one-third of Ukraine’s farmlands may not be harvested or cultivated this year as Russia begins the second phase of the conflict in the war-torn country. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) noted in a report on Tuesday that the “vast destruction of crops and infrastructure due to the war jeopardizes food production.”
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  FAO estimates approximately 33% of the crops and agricultural land may not be harvested because of the escalating war.
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  In March, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged farmers to sow as many fields as possible to protect the food supply, but that appears to be a challenging task considering the displacement of people (labor shortage), bombed-out fields, severely damaged infrastructure, and shortage of everything (diesel, seeds, & fertilizer).
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  Ukraine is considered the world’s second-biggest shipper of grains and the biggest exporter of sunflower oil. The planting season has already begun — its crop production is vital to the global food supply. 
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