Wheat fields are burning in Turkey as the world grapples with the food crisis

A big food crisis is at the door due to the economic crisis and wars around the world…

While the coronavirus pandemic, which has been struggling around the world since 2019, entered the normalization period, the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out this time.

While Russia and Ukraine met 30 percent of global wheat exports, wheat prices increased by 42 percent due to the war between them.

Due to the wheat shortage experienced all over the world, countries want to use their wheat for their own countries by closing them for export, and this situation causes a wheat crisis on a global scale.

Wheat fields are burning in Turkey

While the world is officially struggling with the wheat crisis, the burning of wheat fields in certain regions of Turkey causes a question mark in minds.

The fires that broke out in 6 different regions of our country last week continue this week as well.

200 acres of wheat turned to ash in Batman

the past day In the fire that broke out due to sparks in the electric wires in the wheat fields in the Beşiri district of Batman, 200 acres of cultivated wheat turned into ashes.

After the fire, a large number of firefighters were sent to the scene. Hours later, the fire was brought under control and extinguished by firefighters and citizens.

Today, sad news came from the Thrace region, which has an important place in our country’s food production.

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300 acres of wheat burned in flames in Tekirdag

For the same reason, a fire broke out in the Malkara district of Tekirdağ. Due to the fire that broke out from the electrical wires passing through the wheat fields, 300 acres of cultivated wheat fields were on fire.

Selim Kılıç, who saw the fire by chance and informed the authorities while he was passing by, said in a statement to İHA: “We saw it while crossing the road. We immediately called the fire department and informed. A huge field is on fire. It is truly a sad state of affairs.“ used the phrases.

40 acres were destroyed in Balıkesir

In the fire that broke out in the Gönen district of Balıkesir, 40 acres of wheat fields were destroyed.

The fire, which broke out on the Bandırma road, was extinguished before it grew as a result of the timely intervention of the Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality firefighters and the Forestry Operations Directorate’s sprinklers.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.