Tracking the challenges facing Ukrainian grain, all the way from farm to table
The consequences of the war in Ukraine are felt at every step of the agricultural process, from farm to table. LONDON -- In the middle of the night on Sept. 25, Russian drones struck grain infrastructure at a river port in Ukraine as people waiting for the nearby ferry started running for their lives when buildings started catching fire. This has been a regular feature of life in Ukraine’s agriculture industry since the war with Russia began in Feb. 2022. This has led to Ukraine’s 2023 to 2024 crop production being forecast to be the smallest in more than a decade, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, meaning the consequences of the war in Ukraine have been felt at every step of the agricultural process, all the way from farm to table . In The Fields As soon as Russian troops were beaten back from the lands surrounding Kyiv in March 2022, the region’s farmers came rushing back to try to salvage their crops. But even now -- more than a year and a half later -- farme...