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Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by fauxpause_ on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:42AM (#35628759)
This is extremely wrong. The pipes are not flowing. There is oil being transferred via ships, but this is a much smaller volume and is much more expensive. It is not possible to sell the same amount without the pipelines to Europe.

Russian exports and revenues have fallen drastically.

Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by qbasic_forever on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:46AM (#35628804)
You are not up to date on the reality of the situation, Russian oil exports are back to prewar levels: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/14/energy/russia-oil-exports-iea...

They sell oil to a lot more places than Europe!

Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by AlecSchueler on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:00AM (#35628976)
But what about the price of gas and oil on Europe, isn't that the salient point?
Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by qbasic_forever on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:04AM (#35629035)
The goal of sanctions wasn't to raise the price of oil, it was to crush the Russian economy which the west assumed depended on Russia exporting oil and gas directly to Europe. That goal appears to have failed as Russia just made new agreements to sell oil/gas to other countries (who then sell to Europe).
Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by distances on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:33AM (#35629473)
On the contrary, that goal has worked pretty well. Russia has to sell crude now, plus at very low price points. It's a shame that China and especially India continue to buy, but at least they're taking advantage of the situation to pay a pittance so Russia isn't making profits with it.

Russia's economy isn't crushed but it has now a massive budget deficit that isn't sustainable without some extreme adaptations.

Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by fauxpause_ on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:17PM (#35630027)
Your own link cited a 43% drop in revenue, a 21% drop in income, and a large deficit.
Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by AlecSchueler on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:21PM (#35630076)
Yes but the purpose of sanctions isn't important to me. My question is has the war increased the prices of fuel that the global supply chain relies on and, in turn, wholesale prices for goods.
Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by fauxpause_ on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:52PM (#35630443)
Cool. But if you’re only going to look out for yourself, don’t be surprised when you’re at the bottom of the list of concerns for people who are looking to cooperate for the common good.
Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by AlecSchueler on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @03:27PM (#35632245)
That's sorta twisting my words to the point that I'm struggling not to be offended.

Of course the sanctions are important to me.

But the original question was Does the war in Ukraine affect global prices for seemingly unrelated things.

When I say the purpose of the sanctions aren't important to me I feel it's obvious that I mean only within the context of answering this question.

Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by fauxpause_ on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:59PM (#35633257)
Sure. Sorry. Fwiw, I don’t think that’s implied at all however. I think it strongly implies that the purpose of the sanctions simply don’t matter to you. Which is a common opinion
Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by fauxpause_ on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:15PM (#35629987)
It’s still going to be a lot lower than it would have been. The important bit from a sanction perspective is that their revenue is down 43%.
Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by CameronNemo on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:33PM (#35630215)
And oil&gas revenue make up a significant portion of the government's budget.
Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years by 0xDEF on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:36PM (#35630240)
Do not conflate volume with value and oil with natural gas.

Natural gas exports to Europe was Russia's big thing. The value of their oil and natural gas exports to the rest of world has failed make up for this loss.

Even for Russian oil your own link says there has been a 43% drop in revenue and a 21% drop in income.