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Will the war in Ukraine cause a global wheat shortage?

Will the war in Ukraine cause a global wheat shortage?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


Will the war in Ukraine cause a global wheat shortage?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Apr 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As the Russian Invasion of Ukraine continues, the effects ripple around the rest of the world. One concern involves the wheat harvest. There have been claims that Ukraine and Russia supply 25% of the worlds wheat and that as a result we’re facing a global wheat crisis. We look into this misleading figure to determine what the real impact might be.
Released:
Apr 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4