Ukraine conflict likely to have a knock-on effect for farmers
Global agriculture and food chains are expected to be hard hit by the instability caused by the war in Ukraine. Markets that could be affected include oil, fertiliser, wheat and maize. For Irish farmers, the major impact might revolve around the effect on the market for natural gas, the main raw material for the manufacture of nitrogen fertilisers. Experts at Rabobank stated that fertiliser prices could go beyond the reach…
