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A year into the Ukraine war, global food insecurity is at a record high

Feb 23, 2023
In many countries, including Egypt, staples like bread have become much more expensive and harder to come by.
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In cotton, you can see climate change's contribution to inflation

Aug 24, 2022
Extreme weather events drive down cotton harvests and push up prices for the more scarce commodity.
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Farmers' outlook improves amid pandemic woes

Sep 3, 2020
Farmers have had a hard year with the pandemic, trade war and natural disasters.
Farmers repair a grain drill while planting soybeans in April in Illinois. China is reportedly buying more soybeans, and that's one reason farmers are feeling better about the future.
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