Kyle King

by road, then what are the connecting nations that border Ukraine? There's Romania, Poland and many others.

by road, then what are the connecting nations that border Ukraine? There's Romania, Poland and many others.

But then you create an imbalance, an ecosystem where those that are producing grain in Poland and other countries would then are challenged, I guess I would say, in terms of selling their own crops because their market is flooded, because now things are not going to the Black Sea, they're going by border and into Poland. which then causes knock-on effects, right?

But then you create an imbalance, an ecosystem where those that are producing grain in Poland and other countries would then are challenged, I guess I would say, in terms of selling their own crops because their market is flooded, because now things are not going to the Black Sea, they're going by border and into Poland. which then causes knock-on effects, right?

So then you have sort of political tensions, you have escalations, you have farmers that are blocking the borders on an entryway into Poland from Ukraine, and you have all sorts of protests that come from that. And that leads into instability over time as these pressures sort of compound and then spread because of one single action that's been taken.

So then you have sort of political tensions, you have escalations, you have farmers that are blocking the borders on an entryway into Poland from Ukraine, and you have all sorts of protests that come from that. And that leads into instability over time as these pressures sort of compound and then spread because of one single action that's been taken.

Yes. And so in this context, not necessarily with the border nations, because to your point, if there was no other way to move the grain that was being produced out of Ukraine, for example, you would have those demand pressures that are on neighboring countries to produce to sustain the population in the conflict area.

Yes. And so in this context, not necessarily with the border nations, because to your point, if there was no other way to move the grain that was being produced out of Ukraine, for example, you would have those demand pressures that are on neighboring countries to produce to sustain the population in the conflict area.

In this case, it was a bit unique because they were essentially flooding the market because it was typically going by ship into Africa.

In this case, it was a bit unique because they were essentially flooding the market because it was typically going by ship into Africa.

And in this case, in many ways, for at least a short period of time, it reversed and then flooded into Europe, which then caused that market turbulence in terms of the local producers that were not able to sell their grain on the market for the prices that they had before. And so that was causing some problems initially.

And in this case, in many ways, for at least a short period of time, it reversed and then flooded into Europe, which then caused that market turbulence in terms of the local producers that were not able to sell their grain on the market for the prices that they had before. And so that was causing some problems initially.

But to your point exactly is correct, is that if you cut off production in one area, then you immediately put demand on the others that are producing. And that causes additional strain and use of resources in those surrounding nations.

But to your point exactly is correct, is that if you cut off production in one area, then you immediately put demand on the others that are producing. And that causes additional strain and use of resources in those surrounding nations.

I think you've emphasized a key point, which is, you know, the sort of systems thinking approach to this and how everything is connected. I mean, because food has been something that we, you know, humanity has been struggling with for forever, right? Yeah. And the challenge is you cannot just rapidly grow food. And so it's not easily replaceable.

I think you've emphasized a key point, which is, you know, the sort of systems thinking approach to this and how everything is connected. I mean, because food has been something that we, you know, humanity has been struggling with for forever, right? Yeah. And the challenge is you cannot just rapidly grow food. And so it's not easily replaceable.

It takes time and it needs to be adaptive and it needs time and space to be able to do that. And so this is where it becomes a real challenge because if our environment is rapidly changing, You know, our food systems don't necessarily have the ability to change as rapidly as that. And so that's where we start to really have some issues.

It takes time and it needs to be adaptive and it needs time and space to be able to do that. And so this is where it becomes a real challenge because if our environment is rapidly changing, You know, our food systems don't necessarily have the ability to change as rapidly as that. And so that's where we start to really have some issues.

And especially when, you know, in my line of business, we always say all disasters are local. And so if you take that premise and you say, OK, the local community is first and foremost impacted by a disaster. Earthquake, hurricane, whatever the case is, it's always the community that bears the brunt of that.

And especially when, you know, in my line of business, we always say all disasters are local. And so if you take that premise and you say, OK, the local community is first and foremost impacted by a disaster. Earthquake, hurricane, whatever the case is, it's always the community that bears the brunt of that.