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AgWeb published an article stating that eye-popping prices for both grain and crop inputs have U.S. farmers taking a hard look at budgets in 2022. Markets ebb and flow, but war in one of the world’s largest export countries stands as a major wild card. As the battle in Ukraine stretches on, just how many […]

Illinois Newsroom published an article stating that global wheat supplies have been tightened from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and now the crop faces a domestic threat: drought in the Great Plains. In Kansas, one of the country’s top wheat-producing states, an industry group predicts dry conditions will force harvests down by about 30% this year. Senior […]

VN Express (Viet Nam) published an article stating that the war in Ukraine has blocked grain transportation routes, disrupted fertilizer supply chains, and “poured fuel into the fire” of the global food crisis, according to experts. David Laborde, a senior research fellow, also said that more than 20 million tons of food trapped in Ukraine […]

Washington Post published an article on how Russian forces have bombed grain silos and farms and plundered Ukrainian wheat. Putin is attempting to blackmail the West into lifting punitive measures, and that’s to be expected. But more worrying is the Kremlin’s amplification of the lie that rich nations are meddling and punishing with no concern […]

Washington Post published an article stating that Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports and the ripple effects of Western sanctions on Moscow have driven up global food prices, raised fears of looming grain shortages, and exacerbated concerns about rising hunger around the world. According to IFPRI, Ukraine and Russia produce about a third of the wheat traded […]

Manila Times (Philippines) published an article stating that Negros Occidental The governor committed to “do our best to avoid a food shortage. This is not only in Negros Occidental but worldwide. These are difficult times that we are about to face and we are already facing,” he pointed out. Negros cannot totally say it is […]

De Tijd (the Netherlands) published an article stating that we are headed to a food security crisis. to stifle protests against rising prices, more and more countries are introducing export restrictions on food and fertilizers. But that just increases food insecurity, experts say. “Export bans are the worst possible response.” Twenty countries have imposed export […]

Epoch Times–Chinese published an article about how the impact of poor climate and inflation, coupled with the Russian-Ukrainian war, has contributed to global food and food protectionism. Since the outbreak of the crisis, 27 countries around the world have set up food-related trade barriers, exacerbating the supply crisis in the global food market. According to […]

Tech News Insight published an article stating that food prices have been on the rise in the past few months. And industry watchers said rice, a staple food in much of Asia, maybe next. Prices of many foods have risen, from wheat and other grains to meat and oils. This was driven by a number of […]

Stockhead.com (Australia) published an article stating that Google Analytics reckons sunflower seeds are a big hit throughout the world in different forms.  But they can also be pressed into sunflower oil. According to IFPRI (see the blog post, The impact of the Ukraine crisis on the global vegetable oil market), the supply of sunflower oil, […]