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KQED’s The Forum produced a segment looking at the important role Ukraine plays in the global food supply chain, the impacts the war is having on it, and what is being done to prevent a deepening global hunger crisis. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. Among several comments, Glauber said, “We have to remember that most […]

DRG News published an article stating that the longer the Russia-Ukraine war continues, the greater the likely shortfall in global grain production. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber says planting is being prevented, ports and infrastructure areas destroyed, and sanctions and export controls are impeding Russian exports. “We’re going in very, very tight to begin with. […]

Bloomberg published an article that stated President Joe Biden and the leaders of top U.S. allies are exploring how to keep Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from causing a spike in global hunger as the war increasingly disrupts supplies of wheat and other goods from a region known as one of the world’s breadbaskets. The prospect […]

Economist published an article that stated that today Russia and Ukraine, respectively the largest and fifth-largest wheat exporters, together account for 29 percent of international annual sales. And after several poor harvests, frantic buying during the pandemic, and supply-chain issues since, global stocks are 31 percent below the five-year average. But this time it is […]

S&P Global published an interview on trade restrictions, and panic buying as key concerns for agriculture markets with senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. Glauber said that the biggest risk that he sees emerging from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is that countries will try to regulate exports to keep prices low internally. “On the other side, […]

Successful Farming published an article describing what expert economists feel about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the global food supply. The Russian invasion of Ukraine will strain world grain supplies for months to come, driving up prices and inflation rates, said a panel of economists on Tuesday. “God, forbid we have a weather problem […]

CBS News produced a video interview with senior research fellow Joseph Glauber who discussed Ukraine as one of the world’s top exporters of wheat. Many countries in Africa and the Middle East rely on the country for its food products. But, Russia’s attacks on Ukraine are disrupting its agricultural and shipping industries.  

Podera 360 (Brazil) published an article stating that strong demand and rising production costs boosted the price of fertilizers as early as 2021, generating food security concerns and inflating agricultural raw materials. Analysts estimated that the pressure would ease this year, but Russia’s arbitrary invasion of Ukraine came as another endearing factor. As a major […]

National Interest (Egypt) published an article about how the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has caused Western financiers to scale back their investments in Egypt, removing billions of dollars from the Egyptian economy and leading to a significant decrease in the Egyptian pound, the country’s currency. Egypt is the third-most populous country in Africa and is […]

Seeking Alpha (USA) published an article that stated that the conflict in Ukraine has already led nations to reassess their energy security, but with two of the world’s biggest grain exporters at war, food security is also making waves. The Hungarian government now has the option to buy any grain destined for export, while Moldova […]