War

Having spent some time in the chicken business, I can tell you that the feed mills change their formulae daily depending on the price of different grains but they maintain the same protein level. With this in mind the world is going to suffer a shortage of grain because of the war in Ukraine and it is the poor people in Africa who will be hurt to the point of starvation. The US uses 150 million tons of corn each year making corn ethanol. A portion of that could be temporarily diverted to food production but no one is even talking about it. It seems that in trying times it is always some poor soul in Africa that takes the hit. Its somewhat like the war itself in that most people in the US are not directly affected so there is not much interest in the war. The news media rarely even reports on the war except to report another billion or so being sent to Ukraine and who knows how much of that is diverted so someones private pocket. Ukraine and Russia are both noted for corruption.