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Ukraine Crisis Disrupts Indonesia's Wheat Supply

Concern rising over possible food shortages

May 02, 2022
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By: Ainur Rohmah

The dwindling supply of wheat on world markets due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict has led to an increase in the price of wheat-based commodities in Indonesia, where packets of instant noodles make up a major part of the diet of the country’s 275 million people, raising fears of food shortages. The country imported 25 percent or 2.8 milli…

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