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CNN published an article about how it’s been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American-grown soybeans during a tit-for-tat trade war with then-President Donald Trump – and they remain in place despite the change in administrations. In turn, Beijing has left its retaliatory tariffs on some agricultural products, including soybeans, and some American-made […]

Financial Times published an article stating that rising protectionism is exacerbating chaos in global food markets brought on by the war in Ukraine, with governments clamping down on exports of staples including grains, cooking oil, and pulses. Soaring food prices and, in some cases, the threat of social unrest has led to an increase in […]

NPR published an article stating that this year, many Ukrainian farmers were forced to flee their land as Russian forces moved in with their tanks. Ukraine is one of the biggest producers of wheat, corn, and sunflower oil, and the war has wreaked havoc on the so-called “breadbasket of Europe.” Ukraine and Russia together account […]

Axios published an article that the rolling crises of the past few years rendered visible so many vital commodities that plenty of us never gave much thought — nickel, silicon chips, lumber. The latest entrant into this camp: Fertilizer. Skyrocketing fertilizer costs — like those made from nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) — are driving […]

C&EN published an article on how companies are considering new ways to make fertilizer as inflation, disease, and war push prices to all-time highs. The war in Ukraine is highlighting that centralized nitrogen fertilizer production can be a problem. Countries without much access to natural gas are scrambling for alternatives. Brazil gets about 19 percent […]

WTO published a report on a seminar that explored explore the conceptual linkages between food security, policy frameworks, and trade and markets, drawing on empirical evidence and experience at the national and regional level. Senior research coordinator Valeria Pineiro participated in this seminar and gave a presentation on “IFPRI: Looking Ahead: Policy Responses to Emerging […]

The Herald (Illinois, USA) published an article that said, consumers should think twice before throwing out those last few pieces of bread, lightly bruised fruit, or milk barely beyond its sell-by date. Food waste and loss is a key contributor to sub-optimal diets, environmental issues and inflationary pressure currently gripping most countries in the world […]

Politico [Agriculture Week] published an article stating that lawmakers and ag economists are scratching their heads about President Joe Biden’s proposal to boost farm subsidies as a way to increase U.S. crop production and counteract global food shortages stemming from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “I don’t think that this […]

The Economist writes in an article that unhelpful short-term fixes are not the answer to spiking food prices. The war is pushing up the prices of all kinds of foodstuffs, not just grain. In Bangladesh, with a population of 164 million, its food-security predicament is among the most severe, paying more for food and fertilizer […]

  Agri-Pulse published an article stating that when the Russian military invasion cut off Ukraine’s ability to export sunflower oil and wheat, it helped push “a cascading food crisis around the world,” according to a spokeswoman for USAID. Now Indonesia, which last week banned the export of palm oil, is exacerbating the conditions that are […]