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Global Food Insecurity Has Hit All-Time High | The 2022 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) was released in May and paints a grim picture of global food security. Almost 193 million people across 53 countries/territories were acutely food insecure in 2021, up nearly 40 million people from 2020. This number represents a new record and is only expected to worsen throughout 2022.
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AMIS Urges Restraint on Food Export Restrictions | With the Russia-Ukraine conflict disrupting global supply chains, roiling markets and raising food and fuel prices, some governments have responded with restrictions on agricultural exports. While these policies may be domestically appealing, however, they have wider ramifications for global food prices and food security, according to the May AMIS Market Monitor. The inter-agency platform also issued a call in May for increased coordination to prevent global food crisis.
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The Impact of the Ukraine Crisis on Global Vegetable Oil Markets | The war in Ukraine has pushed prices of agricultural products to historically high levels, raising significant concerns about global food security The Black Sea countries are large exporters of sunflower oil, and the crisis has pushed vegetable oils prices significantly higher, and also triggered trade policy responses around the world that further restrict supplies and raise prices.
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