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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 […]

Al Jazeera published an article on how India balances its domestic needs and its exports of rice could prove the difference between food security & hunger for millions. Paul Dorosh, Division Director (Development Strategy and Governance Division) said, “If India imposes serious restrictions on rice exports, it would be pretty devastating, especially for some of the […]

Newsweek published an article stating that countries for months have been hoarding fertilizer—and now they are weaponizing it, making sales in return for geopolitical favors. Fertilizers and food shortages have pushed many countries to issue export bans to protect their countries. India, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Serbia, Russia, and Ukraine have prohibited wheat exports. According to IFPRI, […]

News Quest (Korea) published an article that states 45 out of a total of 57 export restriction cases occurred after the Ukrainian War with hikes of 45 percent for grain, 30 percent for oil, and an 80 percent fertilizer price hike. “We need to build a food supply chain.” According to IFPRI on the 9th, 20 countries, […]