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In 1972, the Soviet Union faced a catastrophic crop failure. They were on the brink of famine. But instead of admitting defeat, they pulled off the greatest economic heist in history. We dug into the declassified files of the "Great Grain Robbery," revealing how Soviet spies outsmarted the US Free Market.

It wasn't a trade deal; it was a raid. Here is the breakdown of the "Soviet Wheat Trap":

The "Secret" Buying: Soviet agents quietly visited separate US grain giants (Cargill, Continental) in New York. They bought 25% of the entire US wheat crop in a few weeks. Because there was no central registry, none of the American companies knew the others were selling too.

The "Subsidy" Scandal: The US government actually subsidized the sale. We explain how US taxpayers paid millions to help the Soviets buy cheap wheat, thinking it was a small deal.

The "Inflation" Bomb: When the news broke, domestic grain reserves were empty. The price of wheat in the US tripled. Bread prices skyrocketed. This single event kicked off the massive inflation of the 1970s.

The "Butz" Failure: We analyze the role of Earl Butz (Secretary of Agriculture), who pushed for "fencerow to fencerow" planting but failed to see the geopolitical trap.

The "Satellite" Response: The US was so embarrassed by being blindsided that they launched the Landsat program to spy on Soviet crops from space, changing agriculture forever.

When you add up the deception and the deficits, it was the moment the Cold War moved from nuclear missiles to food prices.

Why does this matter? Because it proved that in a global economy, a failure in one country (USSR) becomes inflation in another (USA). It is the first modern lesson in "Supply Chain Shock."

In this video, we breakdown:

The "Cargill" Negotiations: The hotel room meetings where the deals were signed.

The "Price" Charts: Visualizing the vertical spike in 1973 commodity prices.

The "Brezhnev" Gamble: Why the Soviet leader chose to buy grain rather than starve his people (unlike Stalin).

The Warning: Why food security is national security.

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