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Politico (USA) wrote in an article that the EU has just dealt a shock to its supply of potash, a crucial ingredient for growing enough food — risking a strain on the global food chain in service of its campaign to isolate Belarus over its involvement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While the penalties aim […]

CBS News produced a video interview with senior research fellow David Laborde who said that the conflict caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine has already disturbed operations. “The Black Sea is not open for trade and can’t reach its consumers. With sanctions on top of that, there will be longer disruption of grain markets; […]

Financial Times published an article stating that Russia and Ukraine supply almost a third of the world’s wheat exports and since Russia’s assault on its neighbor, ports on the Black Sea have come to a virtual standstill. As a result, wheat prices have soared to record highs, overtaking levels seen during the food crisis of […]

M. Khan (Korea) published an article that suggested concerns are growing that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could escalate into a global food crisis. This is because, as the Black Sea region, which accounts for one-third of the world’s wheat production, becomes a battleground, the global grain market could be severely impacted by reduced yields and […]

El Universal published an article that states that since the beginning of the conflict, the price of oil has gone above 100 dollars a barrel; the price of gas, especially in Europe, soared, as well as that of wheat, corn, and barley, of which Ukraine is a major producer. According to figures from IFPRI (see the […]

NPR published an article stating that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t only jeopardizing the lives of Ukraine’s citizens. The war is also on track to cause a surge in severe malnutrition and even starvation around the world. To find out just how bad things could get, NPR spoke to Arif Husain, Chief Economist at the […]

Nong Ng Hiep (Viet Nam) published an article that said the world fertilizer market, which has faced many challenges during the past 18 months, continues to suffer from new pressures from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The extent of the congestion crisis stemming from the Russia-Ukraine conflict is still an unpredictable unknown. Major exporting countries such as […]

Successful Farming published an article that states that if the Biden administration wants to boost U.S. grain production in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it should open the 22-million-acre Conservation Reserve for crop production this year. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow said that the practicalities of restoring idled land to production with the […]

Successful Farmer published an article stating that the USDA is not considering suggestions that it open the land-idling Conservation Reserve for cropping this year to stabilize grain supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber predicted that only a relatively small amount of additional wheat — less than 100 million bushels — […]

AEI published an op-ed by senior research fellow Joseph Glauber who made several key points on livestock insurance and how taxpayers are eating the costs of that insurance more and more. Unlike crop insurance, which indemnifies producers based on production or revenue losses, livestock insurance protects producers against declines in futures prices for livestock products […]