Let them eat fruits and veggies.

"Russia and Ukraine together supply 30% of the world's wheat. So the war has made wheat prices skyrocket," wrote Prof Jessica Fanzo. "Whole unrefined wheat is a major source of starch and energy, as well as protein, vitamins (notably B vitamins), dietary fiber and phytochemicals." But it is gluten that makes "it also an ideal component of bread, noodles, pasta, cookies, crackers and many other baked foods and snacks." "In the countries that grow two-thirds of the world's crops, governments provide $540 billion in agricultural support." Prof Fanzo would like to see increased "cultivation of fruits and vegetables". Apart from its nutritional value wheat is cultivated because it is easier to store and transport whereas fruits and vegetables are perishable and need cold storage with controlled humidity which need electricity, Cooling India. Each fruit and vegetable has its own requirement. "Vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers and potatoes are sensitive to ethylene, a chemical emitted by many fruits including apples, peaches and tomatoes," Stancold. "All fruits and vegetables have a 'critical temperature', below which the produce will be affected undesirably, such as blackening and softening in carrots." "An already sweltering summer and acute coal shortages are triggering blackouts across parts of India," "sparked by the scarcity of coal -- the fossil fuel that accounts for 70% of India's electricity generation," ET. "Coal inventories held by Indian power plants remain tight at nine days' worth of stock as of mid-April and could result in power outages, Nomura has said," ET. As the world reaches a population of 8 billion people, worldometer, farming is becoming highly intensive. Many fruits are produced by pollination of flowers for which we need insects, wikipedia. "Extreme land use combined with warming temperatures are pushing insect ecosystems towards collapse in some parts of the world, scientists reported," CNN. Crude oil prices are volatile but continue to remain above $100 per barrel, NDTV. It's not just wheat. "Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supply of almost half of the world's sunflower oil exports, forcing companies to turn to less desirable alternatives such as palm oil in products ranging from potato chips to cookies," ET. Higher demand for palm oil has pushed up its price. "Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, announced plans to ban exports of the most widely used vegetable oil..., in a shock move that could further inflame surging global food inflation," ET. "Western sanctions on Russia, a major exporter of potash, ammonia, urea and other soil nutrients, have disrupted shipment of these key inputs around the globe," Reuters, forcing farmers to reduce acreage and use of fertilizers which will worsen food shortage. "While limited supplies and soaring prices are set to worsen inflation of food items like salad dressing and mayonnaise in wealthy economies like the US, developing nations like India are set to feel the worst impacts," TOI. Let them eat fruits and vegetables, says Prof Fanzo, safe in the US. Marie Antoinette wasn't so lucky, Britannica.