{"id":62013,"date":"2022-02-25T13:30:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62013"},"modified":"2022-02-25T13:30:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:30:03","slug":"cargill-ship-hit-in-missile-attack-in-ukraine-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62013","title":{"rendered":"Cargill Ship Hit In Missile Attack In Ukraine Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__Eyn7V\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__MEgbb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/commodities\/cargill-ship-hit-missile-attack-ukraine-waters\">Cargill Ship Hit In Missile Attack In Ukraine Waters<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__t4rGu\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__6iJOI NodeBody_container__hI8PI\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/missile-strikes-cargill-vessel-as-it-leaves-ukrainian-port\/600150145\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star Tribune<\/a>\u00a0reports a vessel chartered by Cargill Inc., a Minnesota-based agribusiness giant, was hit in a missile attack after leaving a deep-sea port on the outskirts of Odessa on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Right now, our priority is the safety of our people in the region. This is a rapidly evolving situation with a great deal of uncertainty,&#8221; said April Nelson, a Cargill spokeswoman, in an e-mail. &#8220;We are currently gathering information and assessing potential impacts to Cargill and our customers.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"AdvertisingSlot_desktop__lDlm4 AdvertisingSlot_tablet__MndqJ AdvertisingSlot_mobile__7vsEF AdvertisingSlot_placement__b8TLC AdvertisingSlot_align__800B1\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"AdvertisingSlot_verticallySpaced__MBqFK\" data-google-query-id=\"CKG6xuG9m_YCFRALiAkdMdoAug\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cargill said that the crew was safe, and the vessel was rerouted to Romania to undergo a damage report.<\/p>\n<p>Cargill has a majority stake at a port in the Odessa port, exporting grains and oils worldwide. The company didn&#8217;t name the vessel.<\/p>\n<p>Since the attack on Thursday, Cargill implemented contingency plans as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/putins-shock-awe-war-ukraine-unfolds-dark-day-europe-many-hundreds-killed\">Russia invades Ukraine for the second day<\/a>. Its plan is to concentrate on guaranteeing its global customers&#8217; food supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine and Russia account for 25% of global trade in wheat and 20% of corn sales. With port and railway closures in Ukraine, Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index has risen to record highs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-02-25_08-23-44.png?itok=oEOH2GzB\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-02-25_08-23-44.png?itok=oEOH2GzB\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2022-02-25_08-23-44.png?itok=oEOH2GzB\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"2a7dc355-5ff3-499e-92ac-f8319a62f71e\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/commodities\/world-food-prices-accelerate-january-set-record-high\">feed into food inflation as global food prices<\/a>\u00a0will jump to a record next month or sometime in the first half of this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-02-03_10-14-56.png?itok=zX7qUzmz\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-02-03_10-14-56.png?itok=zX7qUzmz\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2022-02-03_10-14-56.png?itok=zX7qUzmz\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"273ea3e6-fc47-4180-9df4-aa6896f2c6ad\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Food inflation plagues global consumers and is about to worsen as spot agricultural commodity prices soar to record highs amid new supply chain disruptions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cargill Ship Hit In Missile Attack In Ukraine Waters Star Tribune\u00a0reports a vessel chartered by Cargill Inc., a Minnesota-based agribusiness giant, was hit in a missile attack after leaving a deep-sea port on the outskirts of Odessa on Thursday. &#8220;Right now, our priority is the safety of our people in the region. 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