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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1411375)	7/23/2023 3:08:32 AM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Recommended By Winfastorlose Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575947

Grain from Ukraine went to pigs in Spain By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustFebruary 15, 2023 Spain, Ukraine The scheme to prevent famine in Africa may have benefited producers of Spanish ham instead File photo: Jamon Iberico de Bellota is sliced during a competition in Madrid © Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Almost half of the Ukrainian wheat and corn exports to the EU ended up feeding the pigs in Spain to produce the world-famous and expensive jamon, according to an investigation by the Austrian outlet eXXpress. The bloc ended up accounting for most of Kiev’s grain exports, even though the Black Sea corridor was advertised as a way to feed Africa and Asia. An estimated 2.9 million tons of wheat and corn from Ukraine ended up in Spain, where it was used as animal feed, the Austrian outlet said on Monday. According to eXXpress, only 15% of the exports ended up in the countries at risk of famine, including 167,000 tons in Ethiopia and 65,000 tons in Sudan. “Spain paid more money – and Ukraine delivered,” the outlet said. After months of Kiev and its Western backers accusing Russia of “blockading” the Ukrainian ports, the UN and Türkiye negotiated an arrangement for exporting grain from both Ukraine and Russia, via special corridors in the Black Sea. The “grain deal” announced in August last year was presented as a way to avoid famine in parts of Africa and Asia, dependent on imports from Russia and Ukraine that were disrupted by both the conflict and Western sanctions. From the very beginning, however, things did not go as advertised. The grain from Ukraine ended up being animal feed, and was shipped mainly to European ports and Türkiye. By December, Russian officials were saying that 6.4 million tons of Ukrainian grain had been exported to the EU, of which 43% was corn and 29% wheat. Read more *Wheat prices surge on Ukraine harvest concerns – media* Moscow is not happy with the grain deal, either, as the portion that envisioned lifting the restrictions on Russian grain and fertilizer exports has simply been ignored by the West. The US and its allies say they never sanctioned these products. While that is technically true, their embargo has banned all Russian ships from docking in their ports, or accessing insurance and brokerage services, in effect imposing a total blockade on commercial shipping. Spanish jamon is touted as “the finest ham in the world,” commanding premium prices on the export market. The most expensive variety, Jamon Iberico de Bellota, comes from free-range pigs that feed on acorns. The vast majority of pigs, however, are raised on industrial farms on corn-based feed. Seeking to bolster the government in Kiev, the EU had also suspended all tariffs and taxes on Ukrainian agricultural goods. The temporary arrangement was rolled out in May 2022 and is due to expire in June this year. Poland, Hungary and Romania – all of which border Ukraine – are reportedly lobbying against extending the deal, complaining that it has “disrupted competitiveness in the region” and flooded their markets with cheap Ukrainian goods.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1411375)	7/23/2023 3:38:36 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1575947

How to Spot Bullshishka: Did most of the grain in Ukraine go toward sPaNiSh pIgS? All eyes on China after Russia leaves Black Sea grain deal - POLITICO From the Politico article: But China has increasingly turned to Ukraine as a source of grain and other key food supplies in recent years *and is the top destination for grain shipments* facilitated by the fragile diplomatic agreement, which was first brokered by the U.N. and Turkey a year ago and extended several times. Now Western officials are looking to the Chinese government, one of Russia’s most influential allies, to prod them back to the negotiating table, something Moscow has not ruled out. Let's face it, the grain deal is kaput because PooTin is having another temper-tantrum over the Kerch bridge. Tenchusatsu