What does the Ukraine war mean for the farmers? Malchinger farmer Wilhelm Müller talks about the consequences of skyrocketing diesel, fertilizer and feed prices and what could help in the crisis.
Interviewed by
Stefan Salger
The prices for diesel, mineral fertilizers and pesticides are currently shooting through the roof because of the Ukraine war. This can be life-threatening for farmers. Because the costs are rising exorbitantly, while the returns are increasing at best in the long term – if at all. How it will look after the next harvest cannot be estimated. Wilhelm Müller, 65, helps run a farm in Obermalching, a district of Maisach, which he passed on to his son Johannes eight years ago.