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We could simply not sanction agriculture-related exports. That would be moral, IMO.

We are well past sanction stories and moved into national security by banning export: https://tradingeconomics.com/china/exports-of-fertilizers

The only real solution i see is to stop feeding the animals with stuff humans could eat and make a point of global solidarity. I say this as a avid meat eater, but I'm not holding my breath.

Why is the media here in the US not reporting on the fact that grain prices are going to quadruple if sanctions on agricultural products and inputs are not lifted?

Do they want to see the whole world destabilized by a famine?

This is ridiculous.

The restrictions aren't necessarily on the import side. Even if they are, it's irrelevant since Putin has placed restrictions on the export side.

We need to open up negotiations on this point immediately. Arab Spring x 10k is about to hit the entire world, and the result will be 10k times as nasty.

Chickens eat kitchen waste and produce eggs and meat.

It's not the sanctions directly. Putin is retaliating by instructing that fertilizer not be exported to the west.

We need to start negotiating on that right now. We need to open up negotiations on this point immediately. Arab Spring x 10k is about to hit the entire world, and the result will be 10k times as nasty.

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