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Ukraine’s farmers stalled, fueling fears of massive global food shortages

A combine harvests wheat in a field near the village of Hrebeni in Kyiv region, Ukraine July 17, 2020. [Reuters]

The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens millions of tiny spring-time sprouts that should emerge from stalks of dormant winter wheat in the coming weeks.

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