Why war in Ukraine may lead to human hunger ‘catastrophe’ with wheat, sunflower oil, and cereal exports hit (iNews)

iNews (U.K.) published an article stating that global food prices could spike 37 percent due to Russia’s assault on Ukraine. The World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian organization, usually buys around 50 percent of its grain from Ukraine, known as the “breadbasket of Europe.” But grain exports from both countries have almost entirely shut down since the start of the invasion, as a result of the war hitting factories, sanctions, and farmers being unable to work,” said senior research fellow David Laborde who warned that the fertilizer crisis is “the biggest current threat to the food system. Wheat will impact a few countries. The fertilizer issue can impact every farmer everywhere in the world and cause declines in the production of all food, not just wheat.”