Bolsonaro warns Argentina may not deliver as much wheat as needed

Friday, April 15th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said his country faced a food security threat as a consequence of the shortage of wheat, which could become scarce due to the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read full article

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MarkWhelan
According to Reuters : (13 April 2022) Brazil exports wheat based on market conditions, and those should allow for expansion in the coming year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Brazilian attaché on Tuesday pegged Brazil's 2022-23 wheat crop at 8.8 million tonnes and exports at 3 million, both records and up a respective 14% and 7% on the year. Once again “Our Illustrious President” is plucking figures from the air to make sure that he is not to blame for the situation in Brazil.
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FortHay
Thanks, Mark. So why are the 'journalists' at MercoPress unable to include such easily available balancing data? Alas, I follow a good dozen news outlets of all stripes from around the world and this laziness, ineptitude and/or bias is pretty much universal
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