Sunflower oil, flour and other essential goods vanish from the grocery shelves of European stores, and restrictions are imposed on sale of certain products to one person. Watch this video to learn how the response of Western countries to the events in Ukraine led to a total surge in food prices and a shortage of vital products.
The policies of the collective West are about to result in famine riots and revolutions throughout the world. The richest EU nations are already facing shortages of basic necessities. The shelves of stores are empty, the daily increase in prices shocks local residents.
Herbert Guillen, restaurateur (Spain):
I came here hoping to find some sunflower oil. At least there is oil here, because other supermarkets ran short of it. It used to cost 7 euros, but now I paid 12.45 euros, if I'm not mistaken.
The shortage of sunflower oil in the European Union has brought about cases, when the diluted rapeseed oil is sold as sunflower oil. It is also used as an alternative in the production of food without being labeled as such. Some stores adopt the practice of the times of the Soviet Union collapse and limit the amount of scarce goods to be given out to one person.
Juana, Hotel Owner (Spain):
I've come to buy some sunflower oil. First I asked the check-out lady, if I could take one, two or three bottles with me, and she told me I could, they don't limit it. So I go home and ask seniors who sometimes need two or three bottles of sunflower oil, and I take them, too, because there won't be any in the afternoon. It will be empty.
The Western word shakers are trying to blame the international food crisis on Russia, diverting attention of their own people from the implications of the rampant policy of the efficient European managers during the general hysteria with Covid restrictions and total lockdowns. At the same time, experts attribute the beginning of a total price increase precisely to the events of 2020.
Maximo Toreo, the chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:
International food prices had already reached an all-time high even before the crisis. In 2022, the FAO Food Price Index reached a new all-time high, 21% above its higher level and 3.1 points higher than in February 2011. This means that we have already entered a conflict with prohibitively high prices. In 2021, the wheat exports by the Russian Federation and Ukraine accounted for 30% of the world market.
The incompetent approach of Western politicians in the fight against Covid, which plunged the world into a food crisis, has been followed by sanctions on Russia. International transport and logistics companies can no longer supply food to the world's poorest countries. People are on the verge of food riots. The situation is aggravated by the drought in the region.
Rashid Ait El Jadida, farmer:
We've always only worked in agriculture and we'll always want to continue this work. We'll always want to stay here, but if the lack of rain continues, we'll have to leave. It will be very difficult for us to make this decision. We are really sad when we see our lands suffer from drought in addition to lack of water, but then there is no other option but to emigrate.
In early March, more than 2,500 migrants from Morocco attacked the Spanish enclave in Africa. This was the most large-scale attempt to cross the border fence since the statistics were kept. As a result, almost 500 migrants were able to enter Spain. More than 60 people were injured in the clashes.
The anti-government rallies have already engulfed the Maghreb countries. The sharp rise in wheat prices in 2007 provoked food riots in 37 countries around the world, which subsequently led to the revolutions of the “Arab Spring”.
If wheat cost 240 euros per ton at that time, now, the Western sanctions that disrupted supplies pushed the price up to 400 euros. The reaction of ordinary people is quite expected. In fact, it only remains to strike a match. Some former protest leaders have started returning from exile lately, apparently quite by accident. At home, they were welcomed as national heroes.
At the moment, the opposition leaders are not directly confronting the current government. However, unambiguous questions are being asked in the run-up to global economic and food challenges.
Musallam Al-Barraq, former Kuwaiti opposition eader:
Despite Kuwait's wealth, there is suffering everywhere. There isn’t a single industry in Kuwait that has succeeded. This is a problem in itself. How do we solve it?
The global food shortage and subsequent food riots around the world are the natural consequences of the policies of efficient European managers.
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