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The agricultural and export price indices closed 1 percent and 6 percent higher, respectively, than reported in the last update prepared on December 1, 2022...
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Since the last Update issued on August 11, 2022, the agricultural price index has remained relatively stable and is currently 1 point higher.
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Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, with high inflation continuing in almost all low- and middle-income countries and the share of high-income countries with high inflation having increased sharply.
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Famine is projected to occur between October and December 2022 in three areas of Somalia’s Bay region.
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The flooding in Pakistan has exacerbated previously high levels of food insecurity.
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It is forecasted that 205.1 million people will be in food crisis or worse in 45 of the 53 countries/territories with data for 2021 and 2022.
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India, the world’s largest exporter of rice, recently imposed trade restrictions on certain types of rice.
| Year of publication | |
| Geographic coverage | Latin America and the CaribbeanAsiaAfricaRussiaUkraineGlobalMiddle East |
| Originally published | 21 Sep 2022 |
| Related organisation(s) | World Bank |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Food security and food crises |Food price crisis |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | war in Ukraineagricultural marketprice of agricultural produceagricultural tradetrade restrictionfertiliserinflation |
The world faces a food crisis as major price shocks exacerbate food insecurity. A multitude of factors have contributed to growing food insecurity since 2018, including...
Highlights:
The agricultural and export price indices closed 1 percent and 6 percent higher, respectively, than reported in the last update prepared on December 1, 2022...