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‘When thinking about replacing the lost grain, we should be clear about when that grain was supposed to be harvested and what humanity intended to do with it.’

Comment: Ukraine grain hard to replace

Large shortfall will increase food prices around the globe

By Hana Trollman April 27, 2022

Ukraine and Russia produce a substantial amount of grain and other food for export. Ukraine alone produces a whopping six per cent of all food calories traded in the international market. At least it used to, before it was invaded by the world’s largest nuclear power. Russia, meanwhile, is the world’s largest exporter of wheat,

Markets, News

Xi says China needs own seeds to guarantee country’s ‘food bowl’

By Dominique Patton April 25, 2022

Reuters – Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country needs to be independent in seeds to achieve food security, state media reported on April 11, reiterating growing concerns about China’s reliance on imports of food. Xi made the remarks on Sunday while visiting the Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory in the southern island of Hainan, a

The UN says that the price of food could rise by up to 20 per cent as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, raising the risk of increased malnutrition.

News

Food prices hit record high in March, UN agency says

Ukraine conflict driving commodity price hikes

By Gus Trompiz April 22, 2022

Reuters – World food prices jumped nearly 13 per cent in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the UN food agency said on Friday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which tracks the most globally traded food

A recent report by the United Nations warns that food security for the people under siege in Ukraine by the invading Russian military is rapidly deteriorating.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Big little decisions are needed to address growing global food insecurity

The war in Ukraine is making an already bad situation exponentially worse

By Laura Rance-Unger April 19, 2022

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a dire warning about the deteriorating state of food security for the people remaining under siege in Ukraine. Based on an assessment of 19 of 24 oblasts, or regions, the alert issued March 25 speaks to the rising uncertainty about the ability of farmers in that

A woman holds a sign during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at Trafalgar Square in London, Mar. 4, 2022.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Playing Russian roulette with food security

Sanctions should hurt the Russian government, not the Russian people

By Sylvain Charlebois March 28, 2022

With war comes economic sanctions. Instead of sending troops to fight the old-fashioned way, wars are fought with money, literally, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is no exception. The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, the European Union, Turkey, and a few more countries have sanctioned Russia, in one way or another.

News

Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports

Invasion could place food security of many Africans in danger

By Reuters March 28, 2022

African countries may be hit hard by any continuing halt to Ukraine’s grain exports caused by the war, a report from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) said on March 18. “The war in Ukraine could significantly worsen the supply of cereals used in food production in African countries, making food more expensive

A drone photo from the Sampona commune of Madagascar on Feb. 11, 2022, shows Zebu cattle drinking water from a large puddle created from Cyclone Batsirai. The island nation’s south has been experiencing severe drought for the past four years, putting it in danger of what the World Food Programme calls “the world’s first climate change famine.” (Photo: Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis)

Weather

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

By GFM Network News, Gloria Dickie March 24, 2022

London | Reuters –– With climate change fueling dangerous weather worldwide, the United Nations is pledging that early-warning weather monitoring will cover everyone on the planet in five years. “Half of humanity is already in the danger zone,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said earlier this week. And yet, “one-third of the world’s people, mainly in

A tractor participates in a demonstration by members of Mier Ukrajine (Peace for Ukraine) in front of the Russian embassy in Bratislava on March 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Radovan Stoklasa)

Crops, Markets

Ukraine war already impacting food security, U.N. agency warns

By GFM Network News, Maytaal Angel March 18, 2022

London | Reuters — The war in Ukraine is already resulting in rising food prices and a shortage of staple crops in parts of central Asia, the Middle East and north Africa, the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said on Thursday. The Russian invasion of Ukraine last month has severely curtailed shipments

Crops, Markets

G7 ag ministers urge end to food export curbs as prices surge

Nations warn against 'speculative behaviour'

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 12, 2022

Hamburg | Reuters — Global food exporting countries should not restrict food exports after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cut world supplies, agriculture ministers of the G7 group of nations said on Friday. The impact on markets escalated this week as a growing list of food producing countries restricted exports, keeping vital supplies within their borders.

The meat section in a grocery store in Selkirk, Man., on Jan. 30, 2022.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Grocery store shelves are all right

Supply chains are stressed and Omicron isn’t helping, but you’ll still eat

By Sylvain Charlebois February 8, 2022

In many parts of the country, Canadians are now reporting a growing number of empty grocery store shelves. It’s happening here, in the United States, and in many other parts of the industrialized world; it’s not just a Canadian phenomenon. Before Omicron, empty shelves were already visible, but few noticed. They were sporadic in the

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Comment: Ukraine grain hard to replace

Xi says China needs own seeds to guarantee country’s ‘food bowl’

Food prices hit record high in March, UN agency says

Comment: Big little decisions are needed to address growing global food insecurity

Comment: Playing Russian roulette with food security

Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

Ukraine war already impacting food security, U.N. agency warns

G7 ag ministers urge end to food export curbs as prices surge

Comment: Grocery store shelves are all right

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