Burning crops while millions can’t afford food is an uncomfortable situation for wealthy countries. If the war in Ukraine causes food prices to further spike, the push to build up biodiesel capacity in countries such as the United States is likely to face growing scrutiny, two American experts told the Farm Foundation Forum. “We had a big food-fuel debate in
Food security in West Africa has been deteriorating since 2015: The proportion of the population affected by undernutrition rose from 11.5% in 2015 to 18.7% in 2020, a total of 75.2 million people. Now, like the rest of the world, the region faces rapidly growing impacts from Russia’s war in Ukraine, including spiking food prices and disruptions in markets for
American farmers say they will plant more soybeans — a record 91 million acres — and less corn and spring wheat despite tight global wheat supplies that have been compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are two of the world’s largest wheat exporters, and Ukraine is a leading corn supplier. The United States is the world’s
Ukraine, a.k.a. the “breadbasket of Europe,” produces about 10% of the world’s wheat, 14 % of it’s corn, and half of its sunflower oil. Joseph Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute explains that the war in Ukraine, not only endangers the country’s sovereignty, but also could bring about a global food shortage.
(NewsNation) — As food prices continue to soar, the conflict in Ukraine is impacting the global food supply and agricultural production, and food experts say a global food crisis is on the horizon. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute, Russia and Ukraine supply 70% of the world’s sunflower oil, 30% of the world’s wheat and 15% of the world’s corn.
BY CLEMENS BREISINGER, OLIVER KIRUI, PAUL DOROSH, JOSEPH GLAUBER AND DAVID LABORDE Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world’s major food exporting regions. The war threatens to drive rising food prices still higher and create scarcity, especially for regions most dependent on wheat and other exports from Russia and Ukraine—particularly the Middle
The Biden administration on April 6 announced a fresh round of sanctions against Moscow after allegations that Russian forces committed war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, with the new measures including banning all new investment in Russia and sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters. The United States, the Group of Seven allies, and the European Union are
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world’s major food exporting regions. The war threatens to drive rising food prices still higher and create scarcity, especially for regions most dependent on wheat and other exports from Russia and Ukraine—particularly the Middle East and North Africa. Sudan faces a uniquely difficult set of circumstances as these