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NTD published an article stating that the United States, the Group of Seven allies, and the European Union are readying a round of measures that “will continue to impose severe and immediate economic costs” on Russia for what it described as “atrocities in Ukraine, including in Bucha.” Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the sanctions […]

NHK News (Japan) published an article stating that a fertilizer shortage linked to sanctions against Russia and Belarus is pushing the developing world to the breaking point. Former Director General of the International Fertilizer Industry Association, Charlotte Hebebrand (Now the Communications and Public Affairs Division Director), discussed what nations can do to mitigate a global […]

Fremont News Messenger (USA) published an article that stated concerns over how Vladimir Putin might respond to Western sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine has focused attention on Europe’s reliance on Russian energy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned the country “from the breadbasket of the world to breadlines,” a situation that will […]

News Nation published an article that said, as food prices continue to soar, the conflict in Ukraine is impacting the global food supply and agricultural production, and food experts say a global food crisis is on the horizon. According to IFPRI (see the blog post, How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect global food security), […]

MSNBC (The Cross Connection) interviewed senior research fellow Joseph Glauber who said that 60 percent of wheat crops are planted in the fall and harvested in the spring, but indications are saying that there won’t be that much more planted. We’ll see wheat planted in Australia and Argentina, but that will take a while. How […]

Successful Farming published an article stating that American farmers say they will plant more soybeans — a record 91 million acres — and less corn and spring wheat despite tight global wheat supplies that have been compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. is the world’s largest agricultural exporter. Senior research fellow Joseph […]

Alliance for Science published an article on the new food crops in Ghana. Scientists have employed biotechnology to develop two crops: nitrogen- and water-use-efficient (NEWEST) rice and the genetically modified cowpea, also known as the pod borer-resistant (PBR) cowpea. If the PBR cowpea is commercialized in Ghana, it could add up to US$31 million production […]

Western Producer published an article stating if the war in Ukraine causes food prices to further spike, the push to build up biodiesel capacity in countries such as the United States is likely to face growing scrutiny, two American experts told the Farm Foundation Forum.  “We had a big food-fuel debate in 2007-08 and I […]

The Counter published an article stating that cooking oil prices have nearly tripled since 2020, heating up the conversation around how we use our finite supply of soy and corn.  Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said that government incentives like the dollar-per-gallon federal tax credit enjoyed by biodiesel producers and importers means that consumers end […]

Bloomberg TV published a video interview with senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. The interview opened with a discussion stemming from comments by President Biden. Biden is warning the war in Ukraine could cause global food shortages. Glauber said that the war exacerbates the problems already in place–higher prices due to a variety of weather-related crises. […]