Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Navneet Singh Chhabra
Guardian
horrendous floods
Ole Houe
, borked weather around the world and are the main culprits.
Director of global chickpea trader and brokerage firm Shree Sheela International, , told Reuters that Ukrainian farmers missed out on exporting 50,000 tonnes of chickpeas to Europe because the war meant they couldn’t harvest their crops.
And due to sanctions imposed on Russia, global buyers have bid adieu to the country’s bountiful chickpea supplies.
“Russia is exporting around 200,000 to 250,000 tonnes, minimum, per year year,” Chhabra said.
“When the war started in February, the supply was destroyed, totally.”
On the weather front, farmers in the United States — the fourth-largest chickpea exporter in the world — didn’t plant as many chickpea crops this year due to shit house forecasts. According to the , 5 per cent fewer acres were planted in the springtime.
Mexico, another pulse powerhouse, also harvested fewer crops thanks to worrisome weather.
And you know the , which have been plaguing much Australia’s east coast for what seems like donkey’s years? The rain has literally been drowning our chickpea crops.
“Parts of the planted area [are] still under water,” director of advisory services at Australian agriculture brokerage IKON Commodities, , said.
Who’d have known grazing boards would be the next victim of a harrowing global conflict and devastating floods.
While the decline of hummus is truly upsetting for us, at least there are myriad dips to ease the pain. Baba ganoush, French onion and even the zesty Greek taramasalata all spring to mind — but sadly, none of them have the same sex appeal as a big ol’ 1kg tub of Yumi’s hummus.
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