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2024-02-13 13:01:49 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8BD7B1E7571E9AA971AAD5C486D66D8786F3A634EDA942768FDE842EA653B859
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Although Ukraine is a well-known wheat exporter, it cannot be called "the breadbasket of the world" because the top 3 world exporters of wheat have historically been Russia, the US and Australia: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190429/principal-exporting-countries-of-wheat-flour-and-products/#:~:text=Major%20exporting%20countries%20of%20wheat,2014%2F15%2D2023%2F24&text=In%20the%202023%2F24%20marketing,flour%2C%20and%20wheat%20products%20worldwide. https://oec.world/en/profile/hs/wheat?yearSelector1=2021&yearSelector4=2018 That said, Ukraine is often considered "the breadbasket of Europe": https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/17/infographic-russia-ukraine-and-the-global-wheat-supply-interactive
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