Wheat prices were already high before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and surged even higher after it, exceeding 400 euros ($418) per tonne in May on the European market, double its level last summer
Farmer Serhii Liubarsky, 59, shows wheat grains at a wheat field next to Rai-Oleksandrivka village, on July 1, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. Between a lack of fuel and the risk of being bombed, some Ukrainian farmers are wondering how they will harvest their fields as the period for certain crops approaches in July. Image: Genya Savilov / AFP