A global food crisis is possible, with rising prices and potentially insufficient cereal harvests due to the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, reports the FAO. Food prices were already high due to adverse weather conditions, climate change and the C19 pandemic. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created serious problems for the global food supply system. Exports have been severely disrupted, people are unable to work in Ukrainian fields because of the war, and farmers cannot access the supplies necessary for fieldwork as the war has cut off or delayed such deliveries.

Which food products will be most affected by the war? Bread and other flour-based products (grains, pasta)

Nearly a third of the world's wheat is supplied by Russia and Ukraine, the latter of which is known as the breadbasket of Europe. Ports are closed and there is chaos in the infrastructure, which means that other sources of this vital crop must be found. As Ukrainian farmers are unable to start sowing to secure a new harvest in the autumn, we can slowly start to consider a potential wheat shortage.

Currently, finding other suppliers means an increase in prices. Wheat prices are already at record highs. More than 50 countries around the world depend on wheat from Russia and Ukraine. This product relatively "accounts for" about 1/5 of the world's calories and protein.
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