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Fires in Russia, Wheat Production, and Volatile Markets Reason to Panic?

Dramatic reduction in wheat yields in Russia due to severe draught and price volatility in wheat markets in the wake of Russia’s decision to impose a wheat export ban is giving way to concerns about what will happen to wheat prices in the coming months and the potential implications for other grains. In the article “Fires in Russia, Wheat Production, and Volatile Markets Reasons to Panic?”, researchers at The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) examine the situation to determine if there is in fact cause for serious alarm.
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Global Climate Change: Can Agriculture Cope?

No one understands better than farmers how the weather, especially when it takes a turn for the worse, can affect people and their land. That’s why farmers around the world have always talked and worried about the weather obsessively. But now, emerging weather patterns have a lot of other people worried, too.
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Understanding and Containing Global Food Price Inflation.

Soaring food prices have put the CGIAR on high alert, and the international research Centers it supports are responding vigorously on several fronts. Read more.

 
 
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