Tag: wheat
War in Ukraine exacerbates the hunger crisis: Schulze in Lebanon
In the harbour The destruction that followed the August 2020 explosion is still ubiquitous. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Beirut Development Minister Svenja Schulze walks past crushed containers, old car tires and abandoned…
War in Ukraine exacerbates the hunger crisis: Schulze in Lebanon
Beirut Svenja Schulze in a food warehouse. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Beirut Development Minister Svenja Schulze walks past crushed containers, old car tires and abandoned sacks. Since a huge explosion devastated the…
How the Ukraine war could shake Africa
Cape Town The military rulers in Sudan must have sensed a certain uneasiness when they had to almost double the price of bread last year because of high inflation. When…
Ukrainian peasants face a big decision
Agricultural economy in Ukraine Vienna The situation of farmers in Ukraine is desperate. Many of their employees are fighting Russian troops and are unavailable for seeding. In addition, fuel is…
The Great Battle for Commodities – Morning Briefing Plus
Hello dear readers, It has been four weeks since Vladimir Putin waged a bloody war of aggression on Ukraine. Four weeks in which Ukrainians have shown the world that they…
Win the economic war with war economy
Federal Minister of Economics Habeck in the United Arab Emirates The Federal Minister of Economics visited a large-scale solar system near the sustainable urban development project Masdar City. (Photo: dpa)…
Scarce wheat, expensive fertilizer: Agricultural traders expect more expensive food
Harvest in Ukraine in summer 2021 This year, the country threatens to be largely absent as a grain supplier. (Photo: IMAGO/Ukrinform) Munich, Dusseldorf The leading German agricultural traders are warning…
Russia can use hunger as a geopolitical weapon
Brussels It is another big drama that is currently emerging in world politics: Since Ukraine, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, can no longer supply numerous countries…
How the EU is making bread more expensive worldwide
Brussels If the EU got it right, it could hardly be affected by the food shortages caused by the war in Ukraine. It could even help mitigate the impact on…
The Ukraine War and the Economy – Morning Briefing Plus
Hello dear readers, Last week there was this one brief moment of hope. For the first time since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression, there were signs of…
Discounter Aldi raises prices
Aldi branch in Dusseldorf Hundreds of products are becoming more expensive in the discounter chain’s stores. (Photo: dpa) eat The prices in the German food trade are moving more and…
War in Ukraine: Ban on wheat exports – importing countries are looking for alternatives
Berlin, Cape Town, Ankara, Dusseldorf The halt to Russia’s wheat exports is exacerbating food production problems in many parts of the world. While Europe can largely supply itself with grain,…
War in Ukraine: Ban on wheat exports – importing countries are looking for alternatives
Berlin, Cape Town, Ankara, Dusseldorf The halt to Russia’s wheat exports is exacerbating food production problems in many parts of the world. While Europe can largely supply itself with grain,…
The World in Energy Crisis – Morning Briefing Plus
Hello dear readers, the war in Ukraine brought the world a third week of lies, futile negotiations and endless suffering. There are the Ukrainians, who have to beg for peace…
Why two German farmers ended up in Ukraine
Tim Nandelstaedt (left) and Torben Reelfs The farmers from Germany have set up an arable farm with 1900 hectares in western Ukraine. After the Russian invasion they had to leave…
Ukraine conflict: Wheat price breaks all records
Brussels, Dusseldorf The price curve has deformed into a line, it has been pointing steeply upwards for days. Russia’s war against Ukraine is driving wheat prices from record to record.…
Ukraine War Drives Food Prices – Tight Reserves
Dusseldorf The war in Ukraine is driving the prices of essential foodstuffs to new highs worldwide. On the Paris futures exchange Matix, wheat futures exceeded the important mark of 350…
Increase in Wheat Prices After the Russia-Ukraine War
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, wheat prices reached the highest level of the last nine years. ‘Will bread prices increase?’ Following this news, which brought the question…
The price of coffee jumps to its highest level in ten years. Sugar, wheat and corn have also risen again recently.
Growing coffee beans in Brazil Logistics chaos and dry weather in South America are the price drivers. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images) Zurich High freight prices and dry weather in…
The price of coffee jumps to its highest level in ten years. Sugar, wheat and corn have also risen again recently.
Growing coffee beans in Brazil Logistics chaos and dry weather in South America are the price drivers. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images) Zurich High freight prices and dry weather in…