
About the episode
Today we’re going to look at what wars are doing to agricultural commodity markets. First, economist Dennis Voznesenski, author of the book. War and Wheat: Navigating markets during global conflict. Then the impact of the Iran/Israel conflict on meat exports to the region. Joining us is Simon Quilty of GlobalAgritTrends. Tensions in the Middle East have already seen a spike in urea fertilizer prices. Farmers in Bendigo will soon be paying cheaper council rates. City of Greater Bendigo councillors have voted in favour of a 10% decrease in the rate paid by farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.