Australian Strategic Policy Institute published an article on how the impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on global food supplies is being magnified by nations imposing bans on food and fertilizer exports to preserve stocks for their domestic needs. Since the invasion, 15 nations have imposed restrictions on food and fertilizer exports, including new bans imposed last week by India on wheat exports and Indonesia on sales of palm oil. An analysis by IFPRI suggests that Lebanon may be one of the worst affected, because it is already in the midst of a severe financial crisis and it depends on Russia and Ukraine for more than a quarter of the average Lebanese family’s calorie intake. Much of its silo storage was destroyed in the Beirut port explosion of 2020. IFPRI counts 20 countries imposing export bans, up from five before the invasion. The bans cover a total of 31 products, while a further seven nations have export-licensing requirements on 9 products.
