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Will trouble in Ukraine increase ration prices?

  • 04-03-2014 4:18pm
    #1
    dungfly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭


    The Ukraine is the largest producer of corn in the world and produces a vast amount of other tillage.


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  • #2
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,101 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    If something serrious kicked off yes but it won't its a lot of muscle flexing by Putin but he is smart enough not to order the first shot


  • #3
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    If something serrious kicked off yes but it won't its a lot of muscle flexing by Putin but he is smart enough not to order the first shot

    Russian troops have already fired warning shots over the heads of unarmed Ukrainian soldiers at a crimean airfield.


  • #4
    dungfly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭dungfly


    Anyone stock piling ration?


  • #5
    conor t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 154 ✭✭conor t


    Maize prices have already risen a small bit in last few days because of it but it'd want to get a lot worse for any big jumps


  • #6
    maxxuumman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭maxxuumman


    Here's hoping.


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  • #7
    Gillespy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,522 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    maxxuumman wrote: »
    Here's hoping.
    You're basically hoping for a war. I'll take a drop in milk price to prevent that. I'll take a drop in milk price to keep meal cheap too I think.


  • #8
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Gillespy wrote: »
    You're basically hoping for a war. I'll take a drop in milk price to prevent that. I'll take a drop in milk price to keep meal cheap too I think.

    Or a rise in meal price to keep up milk price?

    If there is war which is unlikely it'll start about territory and conclude about food!!


  • #9
    maxxuumman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭maxxuumman


    Gillespy wrote: »
    You're basically hoping for a war. I'll take a drop in milk price to prevent that. I'll take a drop in milk price to keep meal cheap too I think.

    Ah calm down now, there's no one hoping for war. All that's needed is a bit of uncertainty in the markets to keep the grain prices on the rise. Because of the Ukranes importance to European fuel supplies, a small bit of uncertainty could have a big effect on the markets.
    No, no war hoped for.


  • #10
    newholland mad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 334 ✭✭newholland mad


    i'd be more worried about fuel and fert. A lot of europes gas and urea comes from that part of the world.


  • #11
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    Prices are hardening for wheat and maize. This has to be a good thing for tillage and milk.
    I've had four traders on this week looking for me to forward sell grains so this tells me that a bit of volatility is on the way. Stagnant markets are no good for traders trying to get a margin.


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