A central idea from the article is that countries have begun to experience elevated costs as a result of the conflict in Ukraine,
Which two details from the article BEST support this idea?
1. Egypt, which normally buys food staples primarily from Russia and Ukraine, has already
canceled two wheat orders since the war began: one for overpricing, the other due to a lack
of suppliers.
2 African countries imported agricultural products worth $4 billion from Russia in 2020. About
90 percent was wheat, said Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist for the Agricultural Business
Chamber of South Africa.
3. Ukraine supplies the EU with just under 60 percent of its corn and nearly half of a key part in
livestock feed. Russia, which provides the EU with 40 percent of its natural gas, is a major
supplier of fertilizer, wheat and other staples.
4. In Spain, farmers are short on grain to feed around 55 million pigs. In the first two days of
Russia's assault on Ukraine, the price of grain for animal feed jumped 10 percent in Spain.
(A)
1 and 3
(B)
1 and 4
(C)
2 and 3
(D)
2 and 4