BRICS Is Preparing for a Food Shock—That’s Not Normal When a bloc like BRICS starts talking about joint food reserves, that’s not routine policy chatter. That’s contingency planning. Russia—one of the world’s largest wheat exporters—is pushing for coordinated stockpiles across BRICS nations. Why? Because they’re looking at the same global map the rest of us are—and they don’t like what they see. We’re talking about: A prolonged Middle East conflict Disrupted oil flows Fertilizer supply chains under pressure Critical shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz compromised Roughly one-third of global fertilizer trade moves through that chokepoint. Shut it down long enough, and you don’t just get higher prices—you get lower crop yields worldwide. BRICS isn’t guessing. They’re preparing. The…
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