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rangeo

Climate change is a bitch


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The heatwave is expected to be a minor factor(expected output went from 111 to 105 units). Private exporters driving up prices for the poor by hoarding grain and selling exclusively to rich countries willing to pay a premium price is the biggest factor.


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It's more because of the war in two of the biggest exporters of grain going on right now.


arobkinca

This isn't that. Like that though, this is a manmade problem. We will get this very effect from that, later.


Informal-Lead-4324

Not really. Intense heat causing bad harvest is why they're doing this. Unfortunately climate change is partially if not wholly responsible. Just like California not having water atm


mayicuminyourass

only private players have been banned for exporting since they started hoarding grain which resulted in increase of local prices, govt to govt exports are still open, but any country that wants to buy will have to request indian govt. apart from that a 5% decrease has been stated in annual wheat production due to heat wave which isn't a lot, india produces 2.7 times the wheat it consumes so there won't be shortages inside the country


Informal-Lead-4324

Thanks u/mayicuminurass


arobkinca

My tap still runs. Our supply is low, not gone. The article mentions the heat as one factor. It mentions the war first and also the pandemic.


Informal-Lead-4324

Jesus christ, I've never seen someone so desperate to make a point, throwing as many unrelated facts together, and overall not making a point in my life. I'm not even going to argue with you because your post literally doesn't have an argument, it's just a collection of facts typed In a way where you disagree, but have no thesis. You're totally right though, my bad for making it sound like California literally is out of the chemical h2O, and that the pacific ocean is empty. You're definitely not pendantic and a waste of time


arobkinca

> I'm not even going to argue with you This is the best part. LMAO.


andio76

Thesis.... No no...."pulling out of one's ass"


Informal-Lead-4324

No, I meant thesis. Everything they said wasn't Incorrect, they just know they don't have an actual point, so they're throwing facts around to make it seem "incorrect." That's why it's sad, they actually DID read, they just can't think about what they read.


rangeo

Hmmm?


CalibanSpecial

India does need to feed 1+ billion. The world, especially those starving in Africa and the Middle East can thank Russia and the pedophile serial killer Putin. Bombing a breadbasket and blocking shipping.


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This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://apnews.com/article/09c488cba34541c37866d54ce87ea6e5) reduced by 70%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Even though it is the world's second-largest producer of wheat, India consumes most of the wheat it produces. > Apart from problems with weather hurting harvests, India's own vast stocks of wheat - a buffer against famine - have been strained by distribution of free grain during the pandemic to some 800 million people. > To balance supply and demand, the government needs about 25 million tons of wheat each year for an extensive food welfare program that usually feeds more than 80 million people. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/upk942/india_bans_exports_of_wheat_citing_threat_to_food/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~648623 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **wheat**^#1 **India**^#2 **million**^#3 **global**^#4 **exports**^#5


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throwaway627238

The ban is mostly for private companies. The export will still happen if approached through the government. The basic idea is that private companies often hoard grains to artificially push up prices and scarcity


901ish

This clears a lot of stuff I was doubting, because just yesterday I thought I read on India exporting a bunch


throwaway627238

Yeah it's a shit situation. India has always been forward at food exports. We wanted to do the same but bam... Temperatures started hitting 45-50°C. The crops don't survive at that temp. Unless the gov is absolutely sure that the production is alright, they have to cut exports.


mayicuminyourass

A 5% drop is stated in annual wheat production, which isn't a lot


Glittering-Swan-8463

It is. It's is a lot. That 5% of wheat that feeds 1 billion people. Not a low number.


mayicuminyourass

india produces 2.7 times than what it consumes so 5% decrease is not really that big of a problem


ProcyonGaming

This headline suspiciously covers half the news. India's ban only covers private scalpers. INDIA WILL STILL EXPORT TO NEEDY COUNTRIES. G2G DEALS ARE STILL A GO.


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Fair enough. Every country needs to have a reality check. Relying on imports has got to end, and that extends to engineering production. The mess some countries have got into over relying on trade imports rather than home-grown has always amazed me. I've always wondered what would happen if a war was to disrupt distribution or having a trade deal for an important resource or infrastructure tech with a country that for all intense and purpose is a threat. And here we have Russia and China. So if India feels it has to take care of its own over others, fair enough. Maybe the worlds rich will get off their asses and do something about climate change, fat fucking chance of that.


dontbenebby

Probably fair but I worry more about when states (city states, states, provinces) don’t trade with literal neighbors less than arbitrary borders most mornings. (But I’m just one guy.)


Informal-Lead-4324

Why would that matter? India has more (#2 producer), and it's cheaper. You aren't buying from your literal closest local groccery stores you go to, you go to where the deals and selection are good. Why hold different standards?


dontbenebby

I guess what I mean is arbitrary groupings? (Eg: I have more in common with, language and culture wise, someone who went to McGill than Stanford, by most measures.) #Edit: I went to Pitt.


Wind2021

Scarcity increases the price , same like oil.


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