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Axios published an article on vegetable oil prices that have surged over the last few months, as the war in Ukraine drove up their already rising costs. According to senior research fellow, Joseph Glauber who is tracking the current volatility in food prices said, “Palm oil accounts for 58 percent of all the oils traded in […]

Agri-Pulse published an article on how many farmers across the West and Southern Plains worry they can’t produce good crops this year because of an abnormally dry winter and little prospect for moisture in coming weeks. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “You are going to see from now on out for the next several […]

Agri-Pulse published an article stating that the Biden administration will spend US$282 million on domestic commodities such as wheat as part of a food aid package for Yemen and five African nations experiencing severe drought and food insecurity, USDA and USAID. Commodities being purchased are hard red winter wheat, soft white wheat, yellow split peas, […]

Trade Beta Blog published a recap of the WTO seminar on food security. Trade experts warned that countries should avoid reacting hastily to the food security challenge posed by the war in Ukraine and avoid worsening the crisis. The impact of the war in Ukraine in 2022 is now well-known: a crisis in supply, prices, […]

Foreign Policy published an article that Moscow and Washington battle at the U.N. to assign responsibility for a looming food crisis that threatens millions with starvation. Even before the war, Russia had imposed export taxes on its wheat, and the insecurity brought about by trading in a war zone has driven up shipping and insurance […]

Business Standard reposted an IFPRI blog post by researchers Abdullah Mamun, Joseph Glauber, and David Laborde. The post illustrates how disruptions in wheat, vegetable oil, and fertilizer markets caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drive up prices and threaten supplies in Bangladesh. The conflict threatens Bangladesh’s recent progress. According to an IFPRI study, the proportion […]

National Journal published an article on how policy advocates and experts want Congress to provide additional dollars to address the crisis, including through the U.N.’s World Food Programme, which works to deliver food in regions experiencing conflict and disasters. Prices have gone up globally and that will hit African countries hard because of their high import […]

ABC News published an article stating that global cooking oil prices have been rising since the COVID-19 pandemic began for multiple reasons, from poor harvests in South America to virus-related labor shortages and steadily increasing demand from the biofuel industry. The war in Ukraine — which supplies nearly half of the world’s sunflower oil, on […]

CBS42 published an article on how food prices are on the rise across the world. The prices of vegetable oil, for example, hit an all-time high in February and then again in March. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow, told AP that continued low supplies could force countries to find a balance between using oils […]

National Journal published an article on how policy advocates and experts want Congress to provide additional dollars to address the crisis, including through the U.N.’s World Food Programme, which works to deliver food in regions experiencing conflict and disasters. Prices have gone up globally and that will hit African countries hard because of their high import […]