UN sounds food scarcity warning as Ukraine conflict pressures agri-commodities

UN sounds food scarcity warning as Ukraine conflict pressures agri-commodities

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has placed further pressure on agricultural commodity flows, pushing prices higher and prompting longer-term warnings over food security and fertiliser availability.  Together, Russia and Ukraine provide more than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports and a third of barley exports, according to research by agriculture-focused tech company Gro Intelligence. The ...

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has placed further pressure on agricultural commodity flows, pushing prices higher and prompting longer-term warnings over food security and fertiliser availability.  Together, Russia and Ukraine provide more than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports and a third of barley exports, according to research by agriculture-focused tech company Gro Intelligence. The ...