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Agweb published an article that before Putin’s forces even breached the Ukraine border, fear and speculation drove commodity prices skyward. According to senior research fellow Joseph Glauber, concerns are warranted: Trade disruptions in energy, fertilizer, and grains are inevitable. In fact, effects are likely to last for years, possibly even decades. Egypt and Yemen, which […]

iNews (U.K.) published an article stating that global food prices could spike 37 percent due to Russia’s assault on Ukraine. The World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian organization, usually buys around 50 percent of its grain from Ukraine, known as the “breadbasket of Europe.” But grain exports from both countries have almost entirely shut […]

Business Day Nigeria published an article stating that increasing temperature, erratic rainfall, and other extreme events, such as floods and droughts, pose severe threats to Nigeria’s food production, particularly in the central and northern regions where rainfall is limited and agriculture is the backbone of the economy. Solar-powered groundwater irrigation is seen as a potentially […]

Chatham House published a podcast that featured senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. Glauber spoke on various angles related to the global food supply, demand, and price spikes. He said, “Wheat is a globally traded commodity, and when we see disruptions like drought or what we’re seeing in Ukraine, buyers are able to get wheat, but […]

Yahoo Sport published an article stating that in an effort to cover wheat shortages following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, African countries are looking to other sources, or trying to use local-based alternatives in order to provide bread each day. However, this is also causing a spike in food prices. Research fellow Kibrom Abay said, “What is […]

Agweb published an article that fear and speculation drove commodity prices skyward before Putin’s forces even breached the Ukraine border. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “Concerns are warranted: Trade disruptions in energy, fertilizer, and grains are inevitable. Effects are likely to last for years, possibly even decades. Egypt and Yemen, which rely on Russia […]

CNBC.com published an article stating that the war in Ukraine is putting a massive strain on the global food supply. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “It’s important to realize that the U.S. doesn’t import very much from Ukraine.     

All About Feed published an article that states the implementation of export restrictions to address food supply disruptions is increasing global food insecurity, according to senior research fellows Joseph Glauber and David Laborde. They say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has come at a bad time for global food markets. Russia and Ukraine account for 12% […]

NPR published an article and an audio interview stating that as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, hunger is beginning to affect more of the world. You see, Ukraine was dubbed the breadbasket for Eastern Europe during Soviet times. And then when the Berlin Wall fell at the end of the 1980s, Ukraine took […]

Hortidaily published an article stating that as wheat prices surge amid a deepening conflict in Ukraine, lasting damage threatens an already weakened global food system. Governments must urgently prioritize food security through championing indoor vertical farming as a sustainable, long-term solution. IFPRI estimates that combined, Russia and Ukraine’s exports represent 12 percent of all the […]