The war in Ukraine will increase food insecurity around the world, especially in countries heavily dependent on wheat imports from that country and Russia, and push food prices even higher, panelists on a global trade webinar said Thursday. “If the conflict results in a prolonged reduction in Ukrainian and Russian exports, it will further exacerbate food and fertilizer price increases,
The situation in Ukraine has many of us concerned for many reasons. One of the concerns is the affect it may have on U.S. Agriculture. This is an article just added this week to the Ohio State University Extension Ohio Ag Manager online newsletter provided by Ian Sheldon, Professor and Andersons Chair of Agricultural Marketing, Trade, and Policy, Agricultural,
The United Nations announced Friday that its index of global food prices increased 12.6% in March from the month before, the highest it’s been since the U.N. started tracking prices more than three decades ago. Those price increases are being felt more keenly in developing countries, where many people spend a greater portion of their income on food. That’s the case
Global food prices rose to their highest ever levels in March as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN has reported. Cooking oils, cereals and meats hit all-time highs and meant food commodities cost a third more than the same time last year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s monthly food price index published on Friday. The
La guerre en Ukraine pourrait plonger des millions de personnes dans la famine dans les prochains mois. Les problèmes d’approvisionnement ukrainiens de céréales, couplés aux sanctions contre la Russie, font grimper les prix. Avant même que les tanks russes n’entrent en Ukraine, les prix mondiaux des céréales étaient déjà supérieurs à ce qu’ils étaient lors de la crise alimentaire de
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused grain prices to rise. One Romanian wheat farmer explains how the shift in global markets is affecting his farm.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has sent food prices skyrocketing, leaving millions at risk of going hungry. Here’s everything you need to know: Why the food shortage? The Russian invasion and the sanctions on Moscow that followed have dramatically reduced the production of crops and fertilizer in Russia and Ukraine, driving vulnerable areas in the Middle East and Africa to
Aceite de girasol, cereales, carne…. Los precios de una gran cantidad de alimentos alcanzaron máximos históricos, según el índice mensual de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO, por sus siglas en inglés), que fue publicado el pasado viernes. La guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania ha interrumpido las exportaciones del Mar Negro de productos