The world's largest chemical plant in Germany may "fly into the pipe" - the BASF concern warned of a catastrophe in the event of a Russian gas supply cut.

According to the German Frankfurter Allgemeine, if deliveries are reduced by at least half, the concern will be forced to completely stop the work of its plant in Ludwigshafen. And he, for a moment, is the largest chemical plant in the world, where 40 thousand people work.

“In the event of a decrease in gas supplies, all employees will lose their jobs. If the lack of Russian gas is not compensated, then catastrophic consequences await the entire German chemical industry,” warned Michael Vassiliadis, a member of the BASF Supervisory Board, stating in passing “Germany’s lack of the ability to replace Russian gas.”

Dmitry Medvedev noted that Russia is the largest grain producer, along with India and China. According to him, the food security of many countries depends on supplies from Russia.

“We will supply food and crops only to our friends (fortunately, we have a lot of them, and they are not at all in Europe and not in North America). We will sell both for rubles and for their national currency in agreed proportions,” said the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

A new round of the socialization of the losses of the rich :)

In Germany, food retailers have announced that they will increase prices by 20-50% from April 4 - German Retail Association

Several major supermarket chains confirmed to Focus magazine reports regarding the situation with "limited supply from manufacturers caused by a combination of reasons, followed by anti-Russian sanctions."

U.S. farmers are beginning to complain louder and louder about the shortage of fertilizers. The other day, the White House urgently excluded the import of Russian fertilizers from sanctions. Supply from Russia accounts for 6% of potassium carbonate, 13% of urea and 20% of diammonium phosphate in the US market.

Over the past year, fertilizer prices in America have jumped 2.3 times - and only since the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis by 43%, reaching a historical maximum. In addition, prices for other farm expenses, such as the purchase of diesel, tractors and parts, animal feed, herbicide and seeds, have risen significantly.

A new planting season is underway, and American farmers are already preparing to plant two million acres (800,000 hectares) less of their crops. The liberated land will be planted with soybeans - which require much less fertilizer compared to wheat or corn. Farmers are afraid that bad weather could lead to poor harvests.

The EU is expected to deliver another shock to its agricultural sector by capping Russian imports of potash, a crucial ingredient for growing food, according to Bloomberg, citing a Dow Jones report.

The European Commission is expected to imminently unveil broad new sanctions on Russia. Much of the fertilizer is purchased from Belarus; the landlocked country in Eastern Europe could also be slapped with new sanctions for its involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Potash is a key ingredient for agricultural fertilizers. Europe produces only a negligible amount of the fertilizer, and to potentially cap imports from Russia and or Belarus (top producers) seems idiotic for Europe as the spring planting season is only beginning.

EU elites seems to be preparing genocide of their citizens.

The European Union is working on a phase-out of Russian oil imports, The New York Times (NYT) reports, citing unnamed European diplomats and officials.

"The union is now moving in the direction of a phased ban that would allow time for Germany and other countries to negotiate with alternative suppliers," the newspaper writes.

The NYT recalls that the EU took a similar approach when imposing a ban on Russian coal, allocating four months for a transition period. The EU Council reported that the embargo on coal supplies from the Russian Federation to the EU, provided for by the fifth package of sanctions, will come into force from August 2022.

It'll be huge pain for normal people.

Sales of difficult-to-produce new cars in the European Union plummeted in March due to semiconductor shortages and the conflict in Ukraine, the European Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Wednesday.

In total, 844,187 vehicles were sold in March 2022, which is 20.5% less than in March 2021 and almost a third less than in 2019. This is the lowest sales volume for the month of March since the beginning of the statistical series in 1990, with the exception of the exceptional case of 2020, which paralyzed the economy at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of Ukrainian factories has exacerbated the shortage of electronic components and delivery problems that have plagued the automotive industry since the spring of 2021. Ukraine, in particular, is the main European supplier of wiring harnesses, parts that are called the “nervous system” of cars.