Beijing denied being tipped off about Moscow’s Ukraine invasion, but it started hoarding grain just months ahead. (Originally published May 4 in “What in the World‘) The global grain industry
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With Ukraine’s sunflower oil shipments blocked, some nations are blocking food exports and starving others—especially India (Originally published May 2 in “What in the World“) Rising food prices have prompted
Rising fertilizer prices to hit Australian wheat yields as Indonesia cuts off palm-oil exports to spite its current account (Originally published April 29 in “What in the World“) Evidence continues
By attacking Ukraine, Russia has declared war on the world’s food security, with the sharpest impact in poor nations where Moscow enjoys the greatest support. (Originally published April 28 in
The war in Ukraine is disrupting supplies of wheat, oilseeds and the fertilizer needed to grow them. (Originaly published April 27 in “What in the World“) Food prices are now
As the war in Ukraine takes over from the pandemic in disrupting global trade, the world contemplates the rising risk of food shortages. (Originally published April 22 in “What in
The war in Ukraine is exacerbating global food inflation, creating a humanitarian crisis and potentially expanding the conflict. (Originally published April 21 in “What in the World“) The deteriorating global
Honiara dips its toe in Great Power politics as war resumes in the Holy Land and Moscow launches its new offensive to seize eastern Ukraine. (Originally published April 20 in
Kyiv braces for a conventional showdown with Moscow in Donbas; Pyongyang hones its own nuclear trump card (Originally published April 18 in “What in the World“) North Korea over the
Russia warns of ‘unpredictable consequences’ from Western military aid to Ukraine as Washington starts shipping offensive weapons to Kyiv (Originally published April 15 in “What in the World“) Moscow has