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Stockhead.com (Australia) published an article stating that Google Analytics reckons sunflower seeds are a big hit throughout the world in different forms.  But they can also be pressed into sunflower oil. According to IFPRI (see the blog post, The impact of the Ukraine crisis on the global vegetable oil market), the supply of sunflower oil, […]

Washington Post published an article on how Russian forces have bombed grain silos and farms and plundered Ukrainian wheat. Putin is attempting to blackmail the West into lifting punitive measures, and that’s to be expected. But more worrying is the Kremlin’s amplification of the lie that rich nations are meddling and punishing with no concern […]

Washington Post published an article stating that Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports and the ripple effects of Western sanctions on Moscow have driven up global food prices, raised fears of looming grain shortages, and exacerbated concerns about rising hunger around the world. According to IFPRI, Ukraine and Russia produce about a third of the wheat traded […]

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CNBC News published an article stating that food prices have been on the rise in the past few months. And rice, a staple food in much of Asia, could be next to see higher prices, industry watchers said. The prices of many foods, ranging from wheat and other grains to meat and oils, have shot […]

Financial Times published an article stating that soaring food prices caused by the war in Ukraine have increased the risk of famine, raising pressure on producers of low-carbon fuels derived from crops and sparking a “food versus biofuel” debate. Before Russia’s invasion, global biofuel production was at a record high. In the US, the leading […]

Asia News Network published an article stating that IFPRI’s live tracker (See tool, Food & Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker), found that some 20 countries have imposed export restrictions on food products. It noted that inflation and food security worldwide reached alarming levels since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, triggering large spikes in prices of […]

KOSU (NPR) reported in an article that global wheat supplies have been tightened from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and now the crop faces a domestic threat: drought in the Great Plains. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “As far as I know people have been able to find grain. The question is, how much are […]

Virtual Event: June 16, 2022 – 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT. This event will introduce the main research findings of the “China Agricultural Industry Development Report 2022” and the “2022 Global Food Policy Report”.

Chosun (Korea) published an article stating concern about soaring food prices. As major agricultural producers take measures to restrict the export of agricultural products under the guise of food security, “agflation” is worsening. According to IFPRI,  (See tool, Food & Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker), since the beginning of June 2022, 27 countries, including Russia and […]

Scroll.in published an article that discussed climate changes in India. In the 2022 Global Food Policy Report researchers warn that climate change may push 9 crore Indians towards hunger by 2030 due to a decline in agricultural production and disruption in the food supply chain. Climate change increases the likelihood and intensity of heatwaves, which […]

Manila Post published an article stating that in a letter to FAO Director General Qu Dongyu, Agriculture Secretary William Dar called on FAO to “spearhead another global appeal to various countries to keep unhampered the movement of food and agricultural inputs as part of the global effort to build more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable […]

Food Tank published an article on the results of a recent analysis by IFPRI that finds that food-related trade and fiscal policies are linked to weight outcomes and diet-related illnesses. The findings stress the importance of combining public health policy with trade and fiscal policy reforms. Senior research fellow Kibrom Abay said, “One of the […]

CNBC Indonesia published an article stating that the issue of unbalanced demand and supply is the trail left by the Covid-19 pandemic. Demand-side speed cannot be followed by production rate. As a result, goods are scarce and expensive. Supply chain problems are inevitable. IFPRI writes, “With food prices already high due to Covid-19-related supply chain […]

Borgen Magazine published an article that they had put up a black flag at one end of a Ukrainian village and another one at the other end, which indicated that absolutely no one had survived, not even a dog or a cat.” This was the reality that Ukrainians faced during the great famine of the […]

The Print (India) published an article saying that India’s U-turn on wheat exports is a result of incorrect estimates derived from an archaic crop forecasting system devised 4 centuries ago by Emperor Akbar’s finance minister. India has an urgent need to clean its data systems in agriculture.  The final production estimates for wheat harvested in […]

Manila Times published an article providing a summary of a meeting, co-organized by IFPRI, SEARCA, and Vietnam’s Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development. More than 100 stakeholders (analysts, policymakers, researchers, international donors, and public-private entities) convened in a high-level policy forum on Wednesday, June 1, in Hanoi, Vietnam. In the meeting, […]

Asia Times published an article on how in just over two months, the world food situation has gone from bad to worse. Calls not to panic fell on deaf ears, even as the Ukrainian military put up stiff opposition to the Russian onslaught. If Ukraine somehow wins the war, it will be decades before its […]