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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Pat Flanagan

Irish farmers told to plant more amid fears of food shortages and surging prices driven by conflict

The price of food could be about to rocket with shortages driven by the Russian invasion of Ukraine where much of Europe’s grain is grown.

Huge swathes of wheat and maize-growing areas of that war-torn country have been abandoned leaving crops in the fields.

There is also likely to be an acute shortage of fertiliser in this country as much of it is produced in Russia.

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