India Bans Wheat Exports, Putting More Pressure on Global Food Supplies

India Bans Wheat Exports, Putting More Pressure on Global Food Supplies

NEW DELHI—India said it would ban wheat exports, in a move that will add to global inflationary pressure and further strain global food supplies that have been disrupted by the war in Ukraine. “The food security of India, neighboring and other vulnerable countries is at risk,” India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a

As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?

A combine drives over stalks of soft red winter wheat during the harvest on a farm in Dixon, Illinois, U.S. in July, 2013. | REUTERS

LONDON – Food prices around the world have soared to record levels this year as the Russia-Ukraine war slashes key exports of wheat and fertilizer from those countries at the same time as droughts, floods and heat fueled by climate change destroy more harvests. Wheat prices hit a 14-year peak in March, and maize prices

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