Members phkrause Posted August 22, 2023 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2023 Global food security is at crossroads as rice shortages and surging prices hit the most vulnerable Global food security has been under threat since Russia halted an agreement allowing Ukraine to export wheat, while the El Nino weather phenomenon has hampered rice production. Rice prices are soaring, putting the most vulnerable people in some of the poorest nations at risk. Read more. Why this matters: The price of a 25-kilogram (55-pound) bag of rice has risen by a fifth since June. Wholesalers are yet to receive new stocks since India, the world’s largest rice exporter, said last month it would ban some shipments to control domestic prices ahead of a key election year. That has left a wide gap of about 9.5 million metric tons (10.4 million U.S. tons) of rice needed by people worldwide. Even before India’s restrictions, countries were frantically buying rice in anticipation of scarcity after El Nino hit. This created a supply crunch and spiking prices that have been felt worldwide. Related coverage ➤ Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports Rice crops are being threatened by El Nino after grain supplies were disrupted by the war in Ukraine Horn of Africa drought trends said worse than in 2011 famine Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 5, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 5, 2023 Putin dashes global hopes for reviving the Ukraine grain deal Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, hoping to persuade Putin to rejoin a deal allowing Ukraine to safely export grain. Moscow withdrew from the agreement in July. Read more. Why this matters: Putin has said the West must first meet its demands on facilitating Russian agricultural exports in order to revive the deal. Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the Kremlin’s demands as a ploy to advance its own interests. The Kremlin refused to renew the grain agreement when it expired in July, claiming that a parallel deal promising to remove obstacles to Russian exports of food and fertilizer had not been honored. Erdogan said Turkey and the United Nations had prepared a new package of proposals. “We believe that we will reach a solution that will meet the expectations in a short time,” Erdogan said following Monday’s talks in the Russian resort of Sochi. Related coverage ➤ More cargo ships from Ukraine use a civilian corridor despite Russian threats As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he’ll sell his grain Putin promises no-cost Russian grain shipments to 6 African countries Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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