Friday, April 8, 2022

UN Food and Agriculture Organization: Ukraine War Driving International Food Prices To ‘New All-Time High’

Food Prices Jump Most on Record as War Sparks Supply Chaos

UN News: Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’ 

Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest the hardest.” 

“It is now more than two years that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact our lives, our health and our economies,” said FAO chief QU Dongyu. 

Explaining that the neediest “face greater exposure to the pandemic and are the most affected by rising food and fuel prices,” he pointed out that prices for staple foodstuffs such as wheat and vegetable oils have soared, “imposing extraordinary costs on global consumers, particularly the poorest”.  

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UN Food and Agriculture Organization: Ukraine War Driving International Food Prices To ‘New All-Time High’  

Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions -- AP  

World food prices hit record high over Ukraine war: FAO -- France 24  

Food prices hit record high in March, U.N. agency says -- Reuters 

Food Prices Jump Most on Record as War Sparks Supply Chaos -- Bloomberg  

Global food prices rise to highest ever levels after Russian invasion -- The Guardian  

Ukraine war causes 'giant leap' in food prices -- BBC  

World food prices surge 13% to record high over Ukraine war -- NYPost  

Ukraine war disruptions send food prices to their highest ever -- Al Jazeera  

World food prices hit record high on impact from Ukraine war -- Yahoo News  

Russian invasion of Ukraine fuels record food prices -- Axios

2 comments:

CatholicDragoon said...

What comes to my mind. 'Let the bodies hit the floor, Let the bodies hit the floor'

'Let the economies hit the floor, Let the economies hit the floor, Let the economies hit the FLOOOOOR!'

Anonymous said...

Second that in part.

Except borders. They are not enforced. If they were people instead of choosing flight, would choose fight and clean the assholes out. Instead they will come to the West and bring their values.