New reports show that the EU is wasting 153 tonnes of food annually, 15 tonnes more than the country imports every year. Despite previous reports estimating the country wasting half as much as they really are. The director of Feedback EU, Frank Mechielsen, calls for the EU to set precedent by committing to cut this number in half by 2030. With climate issues worsening many experts worry about the waste being created by the EU, citing wheat as a specific point of worry in the article. “The amount of wheat wasted in the EU alone is equal to roughly half of Ukraine’s wheat exports”