Because both countries are now largely unavailable as suppliers due to the war, experts warn of permanently high prices in rich countries and of supply crises in poorer ones – and the first effects are already showing in Germany. The prices for edible oils and fats have already risen. And apparently people are now starting to hoard edible oils such as sunflower oil and rapeseed oil, among other things.

Numerous pictures of empty supermarket shelves are circulating on social media, and the term “cooking oil” is currently (as of March 13, 2022) even in the German Twitter trends. In addition, some photos show that some supermarkets are already rationing, i.e. only a certain amount of cooking oil can be bought per person.