Sunflower boom, corn fall… how the war in Ukraine has shaken up the agricultural landscape of our country

By invading Ukraine, the world's fifth-largest grain exporter, a year ago, Moscow sent shockwaves almost unprecedented in peacetime through global agricultural markets.

By opposing two of the heavyweights in the production of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower, the conflict thus blocked for months the volumes of these productions in the ports of the Black Sea.

Enough to make their prices soar.

Especially since at the same time there was great uncertainty about Ukraine's ability to farm under the bombs.

In three months, the ton of wheat goes from 270 to 437 euros.

And on seeds, cakes and sunflower oil - of which Ukraine is the world's largest exporter - a shortage is setting in, pushing the ton of this new yellow gold above 1000 euros.

That's a jump of 70%.

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If this overheating has since subsided, the shock wave has not been without consequences on the face of the French countryside.

Called to produce more to ensure food security…

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