Russia, Ukraine and the Global Wheat Supply [Infographic]
Publisher: Al Jazeera
Author(s): Hanna Duggal and Mohammed Haddad
Date: 2022
Topics: Climate Change, Renewable Resources
Countries: Ukraine
Russia is the world’s largest exporter of wheat, accounting for more than 18 percent of international exports. In 2019, Russia and Ukraine together exported more than a quarter (25.4 percent) of the world’s wheat, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity. Wheat is the second most-produced grain in the world after corn. For centuries, it has been cultivated by humans and is essential for making bread, pasta and other food staples. In recent months, the United States and its allies have warned that Russia – which has 100,000 soldiers massed on the border with Ukraine – could invade at any moment.