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High food costs will strain households well into 2024

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INT

The UNFAO global food price index has fallen for 17 months but food prices remain far higher than 2013-20

Ukraine crisis can destabilise North Africa

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NORTH AFRICA

North Africa is trying to mitigate the effects of rising energy and food prices caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine

Food can be a politically volatile issue

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INT

Concerns that climate change may affect food merit greater focus on how this could produce instability

Ukraine crisis will have mixed impact on Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

The rise in global food and fuel prices and fertiliser shortages will hit the region hard, but a few may yet benefit

Vulnerability deepens East African food crisis risks

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EAST AFRICA

Increasingly frequent droughts combine with conflict and market disruptions to heighten the risk of regional food crises

Latin America’s pandemic recovery will be patchy

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LATIN AMERICA

A strong bounceback from the pandemic in some parts of the region may be temporary, even as others still struggle

Pandemic deepens Latin America’s trade trends

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LATIN AMERICA

The impact of COVID-19 on trade patterns deepened Latin America’s dependence on primary products

Black Sea drama adds to East Africa food price fears

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EAST AFRICA

Amid an already severe food crisis, global and regional pressures have driven regional food prices to record highs

Persistently high food prices may spark social unrest

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INT

Cereal grains such as wheat provide essential sustenance to humans and animals; price surges raise risks of food crises

High food and metals prices will outlast the conflict

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INT

Russia accounts for 1.7% of world GDP but a sizeable share of supplies of fertiliser, fuels and some foods and metals