The worst drought in two decades, punishing sanctions and soaring wheat prices due to the war in Ukraine are making food insecurity more severe Drought had already devastated Allawddin Rahimi’s Continue Reading
According to official data, as many as a third of farmers in northeastern Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang provinces have insufficient agricultural inputs after authorities sealed off villages to fight the Continue Reading
Wheat futures in Chicago extended their climb from the lowest close in a month on Friday on prospects for more sanctions on Russia in response to allegations of war crimes Continue Reading
A cargo ship at the Port of Mariupol, loaded with grain destined for Turkey, in the month before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Deliveries from Ukraine and Russia, which account for Continue Reading
Soybeans during a harvest on a farm near Brasilia. Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, food prices had been rising around the world, driven by the higher shipping costs, energy inflation Continue Reading
California, gripped entirely in drought, proposed a $2.9 billion plan to pay farmers to reduce some of their plantings in an effort to better manage water resources. The voluntary agreement Continue Reading
Sunflower oil is transported at a railway station in Cologne, Germany. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supply of almost half of the world’s sunflower oil exports, forcing companies Continue Reading
In a market gripped by concerns over rising interest rates and soaring inflation, investors are avoiding European food delivery companies, turned off by their steep losses and determined efforts to Continue Reading
May force India to rely on imports of oilseeds, pulses Current fertilizer stocks at sharply low levels Global prices high India’s farmers are likely to face a sharp rise in Continue Reading
The effects of the war in Ukraine are already being felt across the world, from rocking world energy markets to spurring a growing refugee crisis in Europe. But the conflict Continue Reading
