Could Russia's invasion of Ukraine trigger a global food crisis? | Inside Story

Russia's war on Ukraine has created fears of a global food crisis.
The two countries supply a third of the world's wheat, and are major exporters of barley, corn and sunflower oil.
Fighting has disrupted exports, leading to record prices.
Many countries in the Middle East and Africa depend on importing wheat from Russia and Ukraine.
So, will the higher prices put global food security at risk?

Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault

Guests:

Patrick Mardini - Economist, Leadenhall International for Market Solutions.

David Laborde Debucquet - Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute.

Daragh McDowell - Geopolitical Risk Consultant.


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[maxy]

Where were the Western media when Ukraine was shelling Donbass for 8 years? >13, 000 people died. Is this normal?

[obombabeenlaid]

All grains, cooking oil, oil, gas and coal will skyrocket.

[hillbillybobo]

Countries that aren't food independent should be worried for their own starvation.

[ianthesiow]

United States (US) call it "Liberation" instead of "Invasion". That was what US call it in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and the list goes on... Why the double standard? Confused... Please enlighten. Genuine question...


Instances of the United States "liberated" or overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)

China 1949 to early 1960s
Albania 1949-53
East Germany 1950s
Iran 1953 *
Guatemala 1954 *
Costa Rica mid-1950s
Syria 1956-7
Egypt 1957
Indonesia 1957-8
British Guiana 1953-64 *
Iraq 1963 *
North Vietnam 1945-73
Cambodia 1955-70 *
Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 *
Ecuador 1960-63 *
Congo 1960 *
France 1965
Brazil 1962-64 *
Dominican Republic 1963 *
Cuba 1959 to present
Bolivia 1964 *
Indonesia 1965 *
Ghana 1966 *
Chile 1964-73 *
Greece 1967 *
Costa Rica 1970-71
Bolivia 1971 *
Australia 1973-75 *
Angola 1975, 1980s
Zaire 1975
Portugal 1974-76 *
Jamaica 1976-80 *
Seychelles 1979-81
Chad 1981-82 *
Grenada 1983 *
South Yemen 1982-84
Suriname 1982-84
Fiji 1987 *
Libya 1980s
Nicaragua 1981-90 *
Panama 1989 *
Bulgaria 1990 *
Albania 1991 *
Iraq 1991
Afghanistan 1980s *
Somalia 1993
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
Ecuador 2000 *
Afghanistan 2001 *
Venezuela 2002 *
Iraq 2003 *
Haiti *2004
Somalia 2007 to present
Honduras 2009 *
Libya 2011 *
Syria 2012
Ukraine 2014 *

[Balconetti]

Russia: no wheat, no pizza, no pasta
Italy: 😱 This means war! 🤬

[hongshi]

Unfortunately, it appears that Russia will be embargoed. Alternative food sources and substitutes should be immediately discussed . The Russian-Ukraine war is a lose-lose situation for the entire world.

[frankwright]

<<Nice one, you genuinely are trying to show how dire things of the countries and it's citizens . Economically and other aspects . At this time the future doesn't look good . First thing . About solving a problem is to acknowledge it . It's doesn't look like the media wants to do, I hope your channel expand and bring awareness and opportunity to people♥️

[mohdfadzil]

lets pray this war to end asap. no benefit to anybody

[eddieleong]

Excellent report...Food riots will bring down governments. A hungry man is an angry man, in my view. The Ukraine war has far-reachiing consequences that world leaders failed to see. Even the FAO and UN did not talk about the food crisis that will arise from a War.

[DennisMartinezCalifornia]

Now is a good time to buy a big sack of rice and beans. Just in case.

[nikinightingale]

This report was outstanding and the moderator did an excellent job. Thank you very much for always bringing relevant information to the public.

[ammarafoodsecrets]

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." 🦋

[Tribuneoftheplebs]

Canada needs to step up and provide the world with these resources that Russia refuses or is unable to provide. We already sell 30% of the world's potash. 10% of the world's proven oil reserves. We can do more with the political will..

[rju]

The world should learn from this conflict that you should never rely on other countries for your energy and foods needs to feed your own population. It's a wake call!!

[ns-udlj]

Definately. Several countries suffer food shortages and prices will sky rocket. Already fuel prices have sky rocketed and this war will make the things worse.

[Winter_Jasmine]

Could NATO-US war against Russia tigger a global food crisis???

[PalleRasmussen]

It is going to really suck to be poor in the coming months or even years.

[drd]

Lets keep grain prices in perspective. In the 1970's one bushel of wheat bought one barrel of oil. Now the ratio is more like 12 bushels of wheat to one barrel of oil. The price has not kept up with inflation and farmers are suffering. Here in Canada, farmers are switching to other crops because the price of wheat is not high enough to cover cost. The prevalence of crop disease is increasing which increases cost and risk to the farmer (if the fraction of diseased crop is more than 3%, the crop has no economic value and the farmer loses the value of seed, fertilizer, fuel and equipment). Farmers use fungicides to control crop disease, but the fungi evolve resistance in 4-5 years. It takes an average of 14 years of R&D to develop new fungicides. Humanity is losing the war against crop disease. Governments are not investing enough in agricultural R&D. My lab has been researching methods to combat crop disease since 2000. The world is right to be alarmed at the loss of Ukrainian and Russian wheat. The closing stocks amount to only a few weeks of consumption. A famine is likely. On a somewhat cheerier note, soil moisture is very good in Canada this year and we will have a larger than average crop.

[jdelaguardia]

Wars, famine, vaccines. What's the common denominator.

[sebastienloyer]

Ukraine is a very small parts
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