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Washington Post in an article states Russia and Ukraine agreed Friday to restart grain exports from Ukraine after a months-long blockade that fueled a growing global food crisis — but an attack on the port of Odesa on Saturday immediately cast doubt on Moscow’s commitment to the deal.  If parties uphold their sides of the […]

Washington Post, in an article writes, that Russian missiles hit the Black Sea port of Odesa on Saturday, imperiling a deal Moscow and Kyiv reached a day earlier to allow shipment of millions of tons of trapped grain and ease a global food crisis. In an email, senior research fellow David Laborde wrote, “The attack […]

VOA News published an article stating as inflation surges around the world, politicians are scrambling for ways to keep food affordable as people increasingly protest the soaring cost of living. One knee-jerk response has been food export bans aimed at protecting domestic prices and supplies as a growing number of governments in developing nations try […]

Banki (Russia) published an article stating the signing in Istanbul of documents on lifting restrictions on the export of products from the Russian Federation and facilitating the export of agricultural products from Ukraine will help reduce food prices in the world. Nevertheless, it is necessary to wait for its implementation, said Rob Vos, Director of […]

Newtral published an article stating the economic crisis that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic and has deepened Russia’s war in Ukraine is fueling protests around the world. The global inflationary escalation fully affects the price of food and fuel and a score of governments have already chosen to restrict exports of raw materials to ensure the […]

Mint published an article, writing that IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report reports that India’s summer heat waves are likely to triple or quadruple due to climate change. The Report finds, “South Asia is a climate change hotspot, with many climate-induced risks compounded by significant existing vulnerabilities.” Channing Arndt, Director of IFPRI’s Environment and Production […]

TRT World (Turkey) published an article about how Cairo is struggling to meet wheat demand in a country that consumes more than double the global average. Egypt’s supply is down due to the disruption in Russia and Ukraine (the breadbasket of the world). Senior research fellows Joseph Glauber and David Laborde say “Russia’s invasion of […]

Moshe Dayan Center published an article that examines several economic issues occurring simultaneously in the Middle East and North Africa region mainly as a result of the Ukraine-Russia war. Over the last 25 years, the Black Sea region has been transformed from a net food importer to a major supplier of grains and oilseeds. In recent […]

Food Ingredients published an article stating that some recent moves give food markets some optimism. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has rejected duties on urea ammonium nitrate fertilizers from Russia, alleging that they don’t harm US producers. The EU is unfreezing funds from major Russian banks that assist the global trade of fertilizers and […]

The Economist published a video about how the war in Ukraine threatens the world with unprecedented hunger.  Even with a deal in place to get Ukraine’s food exports moving, serious weaknesses in the global food system would remain. In the video (07:19), IFPRI research and the IFPRI tool,  Food & Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker. is referenced […]