The war between Russia and Ukraine, has caused significant disruptions to the U.S. wheat industry. USDA Foreign Agriculture Service Administrator Daniel Whitley says the issue goes beyond supply and demand issues. “It’s our knowledge base,” said Whitley. “We had two offices in Russia and we don’t have any offices now in Russia so we’re not able to get a good idea of what’s happening and there’s not a lot of trust in the data they report.” Since Russia is such a large player in the wheat export market, the lack of accurate information puts the rest of the world at a disadvantage.
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