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Dry stubble dominates an agricultural landscape in Adams County in 2021. Drought conditions are a concern across the state as farmers work to meet the demands of the wheat market.

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As war in Ukraine threatens global wheat supply, Washington farmers 'pray for rain' and good harvest
April 18, 2022 1:20 a.m.

As war in Ukraine threatens global wheat supply, Washington farmers 'pray for rain' and good harvest

WASHINGTON — Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sent global food prices soaring, but Washington wheat farmers like Marci Green aren't celebrating. Green, a sixth-generation farmer who grows wheat outside Fairfield, is concerned rising costs of supplies like fuel and fertilizer will whittling away at this year's profits even after wheat prices hit a record high in March. She's also worried about the threat of a global food crisis as the war threatens to cut the supply of wheat and other crops from Ukraine and Russia...