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Biden has warned of a possible food shortage in the near future, as a result of the current conflict in Ukraine.

President Biden on Thursday warned of global food shortages as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine — predicting that the war would upend global wheat supplies.

Russia and Ukraine jointly supply about a fourth of the world’s wheat exports.

“With regard to food shortages, yes we did talk about food shortages. And then it’s going to be real,” Biden said at a press conference in Belgium after attending meetings of NATO and G7 leaders.

“The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It’s post upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well,” Biden said.

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