Tasting Table published an article about how current food inflation is causing a sharp increase in global prices as factors ranging from the war in the Ukraine to devastating droughts have led to production and supply chain disruptions. This crisis is impacting nations in various ways. NPR notes that in Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya have seen over a doubling
Tasting Table published an article stating that according to IFPRI, supplies of sunflower oil which makes up 13% of the edible oils used in kitchens around the world today, continue to be squeezed thanks to the ongoing war in Ukraine. IFPRI stated that there are no quick fixes for the global sunflower oil shortage, as multiple factors are contributing to
AgWeb published an article that the cost of cooking is increasing because much of the world is on the brink of a shortage of edible cooking oil. Suddenly, we have less than we need—and most of this growing problem is man-made. The immediate cause of our cooking-oil crisis is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which exports more sunflower oil than any
Times of India published an article stating that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February has dramatically worsened the outlook for already inflated global food prices, especially affecting Africa and developing countries like India. According to IFPRI, restrictions on food and food-related commodities in 2022 could impact as much as 17 percent of globally traded calories. Since Russia’s invasion of
Tribune. La guerre en Ukraine, par le risque direct qu’elle fait peser sur la production agricole ukrainienne, et ses conséquences sur les marchés de l’énergie et des fertilisants ont conduit à une flambée historique des prix agricoles. Cette situation menace la sécurité alimentaire de nombreux pays pauvres et pousse l’Union européenne (UE) à chercher des solutions pour assurer sa propre
The Group of Seven wealthy nations (G7), currently led by the German presidency, has put a welcome focus on the global food insecurity and nutrition crisis unleashed by the war in Ukraine, with the most severe impacts falling on vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The two May G7 meetings produced four separate communiqués, each of them dozens
As we discussed in our previous post, fertilizer prices have increased drastically, +230%, since May 2020. Now—driven upward by supply disruptions stemming from the Russia-Ukraine conflict—they are nearing the peak reached in August 2008 during the last major food price crisis. Spiking fertilizer prices are likely to have major impacts on agriculture and food production—and thus, food security—around the world, as
The current rise in global market prices for major food commodities almost mirrors that of the 2008 food crisis, presenting a worldwide threat to food security. The situation is particularly severe in Africa, where the COVID-19 pandemic and now the Russia-Ukraine crisis have exposed the vulnerability of food systems to major shocks, particularly in countries like Nigeria that rely heavily on