When it comes to commodities, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a huge deal for the crop—and food more broadly. Photographer: Jonathan Alpeyrie/Bloomberg When it comes to commodities, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a notable impact on the price of oil and natural gas. But it’s also a huge deal for wheat—and food more broadly. Ukraine is a massive player in the global wheat market, and the planting season is just beginning. What’s more, Russia is also a big seller of wheat and Belarus is a huge supplier of fertilizer. On this episode of Odd Lots , Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal speak with Scott Irwin, an agriculture economist at the University of Illinois, about what he calls the biggest disruption he’s seen in his career.