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05/12/2022
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By Cassie B.
Gas prices hit new all-time high as Biden administration’s measures fail to make a difference
Gas prices reached an all-time high this week, with the national average price nearly 50 percent higher than it was one year ago. According to AAA, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded hit $4.374 on Tuesday. This marked an increase of 17 cents in the past week alone and 4 cents […]
05/09/2022
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By Cassie B.
Millions of tons of harvested grain are currently stuck in Ukraine due to war as global hunger crisis deepens
It is no secret that Russia’s war against Ukraine has been disrupting food production, but one particularly frustrating aspect of the situation is the fact that it is also preventing food that has already been harvested from being exported as global hunger rages on. The regional director of the United Nations World Food Program, Martin […]
04/06/2022
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By Cassie B.
Soaring fertilizer prices ahead of planting season could lead to higher food prices, shortages
Fertilizer prices continue to set new records amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is putting a significant portion of the global supply of fertilizer at risk and contributing to rising food inflation. On Friday, prices for ammonia, a nitrogen-based fertilizer, climbed by 43 percent to reach $1,625 per metric ton. This marked a new record […]
03/25/2022
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By Cassie B.
INFLATION NATION: Record-high meat prices in the U.S. unlikely to recede, experts warn
Meat prices are expected to remain high in the U.S. for the foreseeable future, with one meat exec warning that strong demand paired with higher costs will keep consumers digging deep into their wallets to put beef on the table. The chief executive of the U.S. division of the world’s biggest meat producer, Brazil’s JBS […]
03/18/2022
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By Cassie B.
Farming disruptions in Ukraine are endangering the food system and global supply chain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been encouraging the country’s farmers to sow as many fields as they can in an effort to protect the food supply. It’s an important message from the world’s largest exporter of sunflower oil and second-largest shipper of grains, but it’s looking increasingly impossible as Russia’s invasion of the country rages […]
03/18/2022
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By Cassie B.
Drought threatens US wheat harvest, deepening global supply challenges
A severe drought in the southern U.S. plains has placed the region’s winter wheat crops in serious jeopardy right as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is putting a major dent in global wheat supplies. America’s top wheat-producing state, Kansas, is being hit especially hard, with some farmers in the southwestern part of the state reporting that […]
03/16/2022
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By Cassie B.
Price increases are hitting farmers hard across the US and the world
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is having economic effects throughout the world, but farmers are among the parties being hardest hit by price increases as a result of the ongoing conflict. The invasion comes as inflation and supply chain issues were already making life difficult for farmers. The president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, Randy Kron, […]
03/16/2022
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By Cassie B.
Europe faces sunflower oil shortage as Russian attacks on Ukraine continue to disrupt food supply
The war in Ukraine is already having a noticeable effect on the food supply in Europe, with store shelves in some countries stripped bare of popular Ukrainian exports like sunflower oil and concerns growing about the future availability of wheat. EU refineries source as much as 45 percent of their sunflower oil from Ukraine, and […]
03/11/2022
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By Cassie B.
Wheat prices hit a 14-year high as fears of food shortages grow
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing a rise in wheat prices, and it’s something that is being felt very deeply as food prices are already experiencing unprecedented highs due to inflation, the pandemic and supply chain issues. On Tuesday, wheat futures reached record highs after hitting a 14-year high on Friday, while Chicago futures for […]
02/17/2022
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By Cassie B.
U.S. bans Mexican avocado imports after inspector reportedly threatened by drug cartel
The U.S. government has suspended all imports of avocados from Mexico after a safety inspector for a U.S. plant received a threat while working there. Drug cartel turf battles and extortion of avocado farmers are common in the western state of Michoacán, which is the only state in Mexico that has gained full authorization to […]
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