World has 10-week supply of wheat, expert tells UN Security Council: ‘This is seismic’

[Gefn]

NEW YORK - Global food insecurity has reached levels not seen since the financial crisis of 2008, and it’s only going to get worse without aggressive intervention, a food insecurity expert told the United Nations Security Council this week.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine "did not start a food security crisis," but it did add "fuel to a fire that was long burning," said Sara Menker, CEO of Gro Intelligence, a global company that uses artificial intelligence and public and private data to predict food supply trends.

"This isn’t cyclical. This is seismic," Menker said during a special meeting of the UN Security Council. "Even if the war were to end tomorrow, our food security problem isn’t going away anytime soon without concerted action."

Before the Russia-Ukraine conflict began, the two countries supplied a combined one third of the world’s wheat exports and were in the top five exporters of corn. Coupled with widespread fertilizer shortages, supply chain issues and record droughts, the world has about 10 weeks worth of wheat on hand, Menker said.


https://www.fox5ny.com/news/world-wheat-supply-food-shortage-un-security-council-sara-menker

[Free Vulcan]

"It’s a once-in-a-generation occurrence that can dramatically reshape the geopolitical era," Menker said. "We cannot solve food insecurity on a national scale anywhere. While the next few years will likely be difficult, we can coordinate a global response."

This will be the next stab at their 'Global Reset'.

[Smokin Joe]

Perhaps I have been wrong. The next Holodomor might just be over food (again).

[AARguy]

I'm so glad to have been "prepping" for years. We have gone totally solar and are totally off the grid, except for selling power back TO the grid. We have freezers full of meat, large stores of canned goods, medical supplies, seeds, tools, hygiene items. water purification, barter items and AMMO. HOPE for the best... PLAN for the worst!