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Inflation and food hasnt reall been felt yet because the food that we are eating right now wa already produced last year. in the new incoming because the higher fertilizer, the higher equipment costs, they havent been felt yet by the american consumer and we are all going t probably eat today or tomorrow and definitely this week that are on this planet not everyone is going to get an airplane arrived in a car. food inflation is going to be one of the most important thing for governments to consi...

Situation will continue, a country that simply doesnt have enough homes to meet demand, where tens and tens of thousands of houses lay empty and unused. stephen murphy, sky news. >> now, the russian invasion of ukraine has led to rising costs of fertilizer animal feed and fuel which are affecting farmers and are set to be passed on to consumers. there is a warning that increases in food prices are inevitable, as production costs soar due to the war in ukraine, comes as farmers warn that the impa...

Our feed bill now compared to before the pandemic. so we are just adding black swan events after black swan events. our livestock sells for enough, thats fine. if they dont, lots of farmers will have to make tough decisions. >> greg said some of the smaller farmers may not be able to afford the higher prices for fertilizer or feed and either have to shut down or just grow a whole lot less than they normally would, potentially furthering the shortages that are expected to be seen across the world...

On average in southern california just as donald trump predicted. wow. now keep in mind that doesnt mean just higher prices at the pump that means higher prices to heat and cool your home. and for every product you buy at every store you go to and as the wall street journal put it quote, this trickles down to everything, even your potato salad. and dont forget whatever you buy shipped in a truck, they use diesel. and guess what ? much of it is made in a factory or farm that now faces rising ener...

Produced a record crop last year are running short on everything this year. and even if they had enough materials, like fertilizer, they cant get enough fuel to power their equipment. those shortages ahead of the spring sprout season could mean millions dont have enough to eat. joining me now from lviv, ukraine, is jacob soboroff. jacob, this is a really big deal. >> reporter: yeah, its much bigger than you might think, katy. ukraine is known as the bread basket of europe. when we go around this...

Were six or so weeks away from planting season. any farmer will tell you the fertilizer is just as important as the seed. that fertilizer is getting harder to come by. russia is one of the largest producers of fertilizer and with sanctions the market just got a whole lot tighter meaning prices are going up. that is significant because the prices for some fertilizer had already more than doubled before the invasion due to covid supply chain issues and several major storms. its putting a lot of fa...

And i like the trump model. am i wrong in my analysis? do you have a better idea? >> and i think thats right. those those two models were very consistent. they were they were speak pretty softlyisy . but when it was time to swing into action, you did it with full force. you werent late. er you werent behind, you werent slow. you were protecting americas interest everywhere you went in your in your opening, you talked about the moral imperative to do this .ta i think president zelenskyy talked ab...

The touch screen. >> john: ive been watching your expertise at the board here, its not as hard as it looks. we try to keep up the illusion. general, thank you. >> sandra: and general keane did a great job as well. good stuff, guys. thank you very much. deadly conflict in ukraine is impacting our economy here at home, especially when it comes to the u.s. farming industry. garrett tenny joins us now. hes live from indiana. >> across the board, food prices went up 1% from january to february, but t...

The economy is not struggling this is the economy continues to struggle. so which one is that? >> it is not struggling. they grew over 5% last year. and it is continuing to grow robustly. it is not struggling but inflation is they are happens and theres a rapid economic growth and like all the things you been talking about supply chain disruptions because of covid. now youve got supply chain disruption because of putins war on western democracy. he starting with ukraine. that is going to complic...

People and countries. while war rains over ukraine, a sword of damocles hangs over the global economy, especially in the developing world. food, fuel, and fertilizer prices are skyrocketing, supply chains are being disrupted and the costs and delays of transportation of imported goods when available are at record levels. and all of this is hitting the poorest the hardest and planting the seeds for political instability and unrest around the globe. one of the biggest challenges in overcoming this...