Will export bans hurt UK food security? (The Grocer) 

The Grocer reported on export restrictions and the coronavirus. COVID-19’s threat to food supplies is causing some countries to get jittery, triggering painful memories of 2007-08 when export bans led to a global food shortage and price spikes. But a key difference today is that there are currently no widespread shortages of food. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber agrees. “On paper there shouldn’t be an issue. You just hope other countries don’t react.”