Sunflower oil bottling and packaging line at an oil extraction plant. Archival photoMOSCOW, 17 Apr. Germany will soon experience a shortage of sunflower oil due to a lack of supplies from Ukraine, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper writes, citing experts. «Ukraine is the world's main supplier of sunflower oil <…> stalled from hostilities in the country,” explained a spokesman for the German Oilseed Producers Association (Ovid), adding that the situation is unlikely to change soon. for frying French fries, where the former makes up only a small part. According to forecasts, in the coming months, Germans should expect further increase in food prices, so McDonald's advised restaurant operators to start «adjusting prices» on some items on the menu now.
The Germans are afraid of the embargo on Russian gas, found out in Germany A similar situation is observed in the Central Association of the German Bakery Trade, where bakers are worried not only because of high prices for raw materials, but also about exorbitant energy costs. Germany, like other Western countries, faced a sharp increase in fuel and food prices after the imposition of sanctions against Russia due to a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. The German authorities announced their intention to reduce dependence on Russian energy supplies for the foreseeable future. For example, Berlin expects to stop importing coal and oil by the end of this year, and gas by mid-2024. drown.» The French are afraid to be left without Russian oil
