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… and a bumpy recovery from the pandemic. Before the Ukraine crisis, overall conditions in markets for staple foods looked … of  oil jumped past US$10 5  a barrel on February 24. Ukraine and the Russian Federation combined account for more …

… The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has roiled commodity markets and threatens … have also been at near-record levels. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will further disrupt global markets, will have …

… export bans that may threaten that access. The food price crisis of 2007-2008 shows, however, that policy concerns … food availability can easily turn into a serious price crisis. At the time, some countries responded by imposing … Russia, the European Union, the United States, Canada, and Ukraine together are likely to account for 75% of all wheat …

… the competitiveness of grain exporters Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s agriculture ministry estimates that the country may … more news, including coverage of South Africa’s rainfall crisis and China’s plans to cut domestic corn prices, read …

… and the threat of an export bottleneck due to the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine. The FAO Monthly News Report on Grains series …

… on the new US Farm Bill, the potential impact of the crisis in the Ukraine on grain harvests in the region, falling Indian wheat …

… Ukraine has announced that it will be enforcing an export ban … on November 15. The move comes after poor weather impacted Ukraine’s wheat harvests and follows in the wake of the US … Division at IFPRI, the world wheat situation is not at crisis levels, despite slightly lowered supplies. "If we look …

… between today’s rising wheat prices and the food-price crisis of 2007-2008 are just that: apparent, not real. … and wildfires, has banned exports of wheat well into 2011. Ukraine and Kazakhstan are weighing possible restrictions of … estimated loss of 18 million metric tons from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the European Union. Bad weather—a …