An Aussie farmer has revealed the full extent of a looming crisis facing consumers, revealing everyday staples might soon disappear from supermarkets.
In recent days, the urea shortage plaguing Australia and the world has made headline after headline as it threatens to pull tens of thousands of trucks and private vehicles off the road and cause countless everyday items to disappear from supermarket shelves.
But while the problem is a complex one, an Aussie farmer has explained exactly why we should all be concerned.account FNQBeersBullsBoars, Queensland cattle farmer Matt Ferguson-Tait began by explaining that urea was essential in his industry, as it was used as a protein for cattle.But he said urea was also used in the production of almost every grocery item.
“So without urea, we have no beer – that there is scary … but here’s another fact. Urea is one of the main ingredients to make AdBlue … a large number of the trucks and diesel engines on the road nowadays all use AdBlue as pollution control, and as of February, Australia runs out of AdBlue.
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