According to experts, the disastrous invasion of Ukraine will affect food store pricing in Canada and worldwide. Prices of bread are likely to increase beginning in April.
Sylvain Charlebois, head of Dalhousie University's Agri-Foods Analytics lab, stated: " Manufacturers in Canada have already warned distributors that bread will cost extra.
The invasion wreaks havoc on the worldwide supply chain. Russia is the world's largest wheat exporter, while Ukraine is the third-largest supplier.
"If both nations are removed from the market, there would be a void," Charlebois explained. To narrow this gap, wheat-growing must be expanded in other countries, which needs the usage of fertilizers, which are mostly obtained from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, a strong ally of Russia that supports the invasion.
"Fifty percent of the fertilizers used in Canada originate in this region and China," Charlebois explained. "Because this is a significant issue, we anticipate that worldwide agricultural production will drop this year due to what is occurring." As a result, Charlebois stated, prices will only rise to a certain point. Already, a bushel of wheat costs more than $12, more than 50% more than it did two weeks ago.
Charlebois anticipates that Canadians would begin to experience the consequences of the shortfall in April when baking product prices will increase by an average of 7%.
"This region in Ukraine exports many very popular commodities, including wheat, maize, barley, legumes, and sunflower seeds," Charlebois explained. Egypt and Syria have already reported running short of some products. It is a result of current events. This dispute reaches its zenith.
