How emerging countries are defending themselves against the food crisis

Sao Paolo, Istanbul, Cape Town, Mexico City, Bangkok Since the beginning of the year, wheat has become 60 percent more expensive on the world market – and the situation is getting worse: “Global stocks will only last for the next ten weeks,” warns an analysis company that collects data for the United Nations. Statistics from the US Department of Agriculture confirm the assessment.

War in Ukraine, corona pandemic, climate change: The world is heading for a massive food crisis, drastically rising prices for agricultural products are threatening food security, especially in the southern hemisphere. In order to protect themselves, many emerging countries are now sealing themselves off, imposing export restrictions – and thus fueling the crisis even further.