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Daily Wire published an article stating that the Biden administration announced a plan on Thursday to address looming food shortages in the Western hemisphere. In the aftermath of COVID-19 and the lockdown-induced recession, supply chain bottlenecks have contributed to rising food prices in the United States. The worldwide food supply has more recently been impacted […]

MUI Daily News published a blog post on how bad weather, droughts, disruptions associated with COVID-19, rising energy prices, and now the war in Ukraine … threats to the world’s food supply are mounting. Following in the footsteps of Ukraine and Russia, many countries are trying to protect themselves from the shock by introducing restrictions […]

Farms.com published an article writing that with a Covid-19 weary world, the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and abetted by Belarus, the global ag sector is in flux. With Russia and Belarus major suppliers of fertilizers for farming, since the Autumn of 2021 countries have initiated sanctions and export restrictions on foods and fertilizer […]

YLE (Finland) published an article writing that when one country bans the export of food products, the others typically follow suit. This will create a panic-like atmosphere in which prices will only rise higher. As the crisis approaches, hoarding begins. How to prevent the uncontrolled rise in food prices and ensure that food is available […]

Asia News Network published an article stating that IFPRI’s live tracker (See tool, Food & Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker), found that some 20 countries have imposed export restrictions on food products. It noted that inflation and food security worldwide reached alarming levels since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, triggering large spikes in prices of […]

Chosun (Korea) published an article stating concern about soaring food prices. As major agricultural producers take measures to restrict the export of agricultural products under the guise of food security, “agflation” is worsening. According to IFPRI,  (See tool, Food & Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker), since the beginning of June 2022, 27 countries, including Russia and […]

Scroll.in published an article that discussed climate changes in India. In the 2022 Global Food Policy Report researchers warn that climate change may push 9 crore Indians towards hunger by 2030 due to a decline in agricultural production and disruption in the food supply chain. Climate change increases the likelihood and intensity of heatwaves, which […]

KOSU (NPR) reported in an article 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. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “As far as I know people have been able to find grain. The question is, how much are […]

CNN published an article on how Russia’s war in Ukraine could push up to 49 million people into famine or famine-like conditions because of its devastating impact on global food supply and prices, the United Nations has said, in the latest dire warning over food insecurity. Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports has already raised global […]

Food Tank published an article on the results of a recent analysis by IFPRI that finds that food-related trade and fiscal policies are linked to weight outcomes and diet-related illnesses. The findings stress the importance of combining public health policy with trade and fiscal policy reforms. Senior research fellow Kibrom Abay said, “One of the […]