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  • Publication | 2023

World Bank - Food Security Update - 06/04/2022

Global Food and Nutrition Security

  • Since the last update on March 23, 2023, the agricultural and cereal price indices each closed 2 percent higher and the export price index 3 percent higher.

  • Domestic food price inflation remains high in almost all low-, middle-, and high-income countries.

  • The April 2023 edition of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Market Monitor highlights the gradual decline over the past 10 months of global grain and oilseed prices to levels prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • In a recent blog post, IFPRI discussed the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine on the country's agricultural sector and the potential ripple effects on global food security.

  • A recent IFPRI blog examined the link between global wheat stocks and price volatility and how tightness in global stocks over the past 18 months has exacerbated volatility and affected prospects for global food security.

  • A recent IFPRI discussion paper considered the extent to which high global wheat prices observed during the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have been passed to domestic markets.