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Upset to global agricultural trade? Long-term impacts of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict (Ag Web)
June 16, 2022
AgWeb published an article stating that eye-popping prices for both grain and crop inputs have U.S. farmers taking a hard look at budgets in 2022. Markets ebb and flow, but war in one of the world’s largest export countries stands as a major wild card. As the battle in Ukraine stretches on, just how many […]
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War and drought are affecting the world’s wheat supply. That could mean higher prices at the grocery store (Illinois Newsroom)
June 16, 2022
Illinois Newsroom published an article stating 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. In Kansas, one of the country’s top wheat-producing states, an industry group predicts dry conditions will force harvests down by about 30% this year. Senior […]
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The conflict in Ukraine ignited a global food crisis (VN Express)
June 16, 2022
VN Express (Viet Nam) published an article stating that the war in Ukraine has blocked grain transportation routes, disrupted fertilizer supply chains, and “poured fuel into the fire” of the global food crisis, according to experts. David Laborde, a senior research fellow, also said that more than 20 million tons of food trapped in Ukraine […]
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The world can stave off Putin’s food fight (Washington Post)
June 15, 2022
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 […]
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5 countries hit hard by the grain crisis in Ukraine (Washington Post)
June 15, 2022
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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Negros Occidental braces for escalating food crisis (Manila Times)
June 15, 2022
Manila Times (Philippines) published an article stating that Negros Occidental The governor committed to “do our best to avoid a food shortage. This is not only in Negros Occidental but worldwide. These are difficult times that we are about to face and we are already facing,” he pointed out. Negros cannot totally say it is […]
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Peak protectionism drives food prices and world hunger (De Tijd)
June 15, 2022
De Tijd (the Netherlands) published an article stating that we are headed to a food security crisis. to stifle protests against rising prices, more and more countries are introducing export restrictions on food and fertilizers. But that just increases food insecurity, experts say. “Export bans are the worst possible response.” Twenty countries have imposed export […]
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Global food protectionism intensifies 27 countries to set up export barriers (Epoch Times–Chinese)
June 15, 2022
Epoch Times–Chinese published an article about how the impact of poor climate and inflation, coupled with the Russian-Ukrainian war, has contributed to global food and food protectionism. Since the outbreak of the crisis, 27 countries around the world have set up food-related trade barriers, exacerbating the supply crisis in the global food market. According to […]
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Rice prices are on the rise amid rising food inflation and export bans (Tech News Insight)
June 13, 2022
Tech News Insight published an article stating that food prices have been on the rise in the past few months. And industry watchers said rice, a staple food in much of Asia, maybe next. Prices of many foods have risen, from wheat and other grains to meat and oils. This was driven by a number of […]
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Hands up who had ‘sunflower oil shortage’ on their 2022 bingo card? (Stockhead.com)
June 13, 2022
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, […]