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Warpy

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12. The collapse of Russian agriculture began last spring
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:41 PM
8 hrs ago

when gas and diesel were supplied to Moscow and other big cities but not to rural areas, meaning fertilizer couldn't be delivered because the trucks had nowhere to refuel to make it back to their point of origin,m so yields were always going to be lower even if farmers had stockpiled diesel for plowing and planting.

This is peak harvest season and there is little fuel anywhere, so much of the harvest will spoil before it can be brought in. The weather has also not cooperated, sending rain instead of sunshine.

Russia is fucked. People there don't know it yet because their media tell them everything is going according to the master plan. I just wondeer what will happen when it dawns on them that hunger is part of the plan./

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