An unexpected blast of extreme heat in India – a highly unusual event this early in the season – has taken out a sizable amount of the country’s wheat crop. The second-most populous country in the world is now attempting to assess the damage, and experts worry that India may have to increase its imports to make up for yield shortfalls that will occur come harvest time.
Will this be possible, though? The world is already reeling from a supply chain shock linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine are heavy exporters of wheat and other food crops, and both nations are now capping or banning exports as part of new protectionist measures.
Webmaster addition: India has grown GMO wheat since 2009. It has since been discovered that the GMO varieties of many plants, including wheat, are fragile and not as resistant to extremes of heat and cold as the natural varieties. This may be a factor here!
Poster Comment:
Glyphosate binds to many key minerals making them unavailable to the plant. Not good.