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We've reached peak global food inflation, says IFPRI expert
Europe

We've reached peak global food inflation, says IFPRI expert

Global food prices have been going through the roof over the past few months — but there's some good news on the horizon. Weather permitting, the prices of key commodities like wheat are now almost back to their levels before Russia invaded Ukraine, David Laborde, a senior fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, said during a livestream discussion on the global food crisis hosted by GZERO Media in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Will Putin eat the world’s bread?
Europe

Will Putin eat the world’s bread?

Since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, global wheat prices have gone through the roof, and sunflower oil is becoming a rare delicacy. The looming global food crisis has been years in the making, but the war in Ukraine has made a bad situation much worse. How bad might things get, and who holds all the cards?

Hard Numbers: Indian wheat, Czech worker shortage, Pyongyang airport missile launch, TSA no-mask fines
Science & Tech

Hard Numbers: Indian wheat, Czech worker shortage, Pyongyang airport missile launch, TSA no-mask fines

India plans to export 10 million metric tons of wheat this year to make up for the shortfall caused by the war between top producers Russia and Ukraine.

What We're Watching: Ukrainian city under siege, Butterfly Effect, Afghan railway
Europe

What We're Watching: Ukrainian city under siege, Ripple Effects, Afghan railway

Zelensky blasts Russia over hospital strike in Mariupol, war spillover effects, Iran-Taliban railway talks