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Peoples Dispatch published an article stating that the World Food Programme’s (WFP) situation report on Sri Lanka has presented some alarming details on the ongoing food security crisis in the island nation. With almost 4.9 million out of Sri Lanka’s 22 million population currently facing food insecurity, the economic crisis in the country is threatening […]

Reuters published an article stating that officials from some G7 countries, including Germany and Britain, will push for temporary waivers on biofuels mandates to combat soaring food prices when leaders from the group of wealthy nations meet on Sunday. Grain and vegetable oil crops could be diverted from fuel use to help address the global […]

ABC Radio (Australia) produced a segment on the global food crisis that is looming as Russia continues to block grain from leaving Ukraine, sending food prices soaring. Moscow’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports has brought exports to a standstill and Russia is now being accused of war crimes, with many countries facing starvation. Senior […]

NPR published a transcript on a segment of its radio show, Morning Edition stating that Kansas is known for its fields of waist-high golden wheat. But this year, the blistering conditions have withered some of the crops into short, patchy straw. Standing in one of his fields in northwest Kansas, Chris Tanner wonders if it’ll […]

People’s Daily Online (China) published an article stating that the issue of global food security has attracted attention. According to data released by IFPR), as of May 28, more than 20 countries around the world have implemented export restrictions on grains, including wheat, corn, flour, tomatoes, vegetable oils, beans, etc. 

Epoch Times published an article on how countries are resorting to “panic” protectionism after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some countries are restricting food exports amid food supply disruptions, as seen in the past, with the number growing from 3 to 16 as of early April, according to IFPRI  (See IFPRI blog post, From bad to worse: […]

Daily Wire writes in an article that Russia is reportedly preventing grain shipments from leaving Ukraine, threatening much of the world with starvation. According to IFPRI, Russia and Ukraine produce a combined 30 percent of the world’s traded wheat. As Russia blockades the Black Sea with ships and sea mines, thereby preventing Ukrainian exports, some Western […]

Movies Online published an article on the global food crisis. The article goes into detail about export restrictions that many countries are placing on markets in their own countries. India has placed some export restrictions in place. Division director Paul Dorosh (DSDG) said if India imposes strict restrictions on rice exports, it will be disastrous. […]

Der Spiegel published an article featuring senior research fellow David Laborde. In an in-depth interview, Der Spiegel asked Laborde several questions about how the blocked ports in the Black Sea and extreme droughts throughout the world have created a chain of crises worldwide, making food more expensive. Laborde says that global hunger was there before, […]

Hank Yung.com published an article on the worldwide shortage of sunflower oil due to the war in Ukraine. Cooling oil prices are soaring higher than grain. According to IFPRI, cheap palm oil accounted for 58 percent of the share of vegetable oil traded in the global market between 2019 and 2021. It was followed by […]