Droughts, floods and frost hit the global food supply chain

Published 2021년 7월 24일

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Severe extreme weather conditions are causing significant disruptions to global crop production, with coffee, pork, and grains being heavily impacted. The situation is further complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is disrupting supply chains and leading to a global food supply shortage. The UN Food Price Index has seen a consistent rise for 12 months, showing a 34% increase from the previous year. The situation threatens to exacerbate food inflation and is particularly challenging for the world's poorest countries. The article underscores the need for increased awareness of the serious repercussions of weather changes on food production and the critical need for a stable and resilient food system to mitigate these impacts.

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[Epoch Times, July 24, 2021] (Epoch Times reporter Zhang Ting comprehensive report) Extreme weather is impacting crops all over the world. As food costs have hovered at their highest levels in a decade, severe weather has further aggravated food inflation Threats, and global famine is on the rise. According to a Bloomberg report, Brazil’s worst frost in 20 years has dealt a fatal blow to young coffee trees in the world’s largest coffee-growing country; floods broke out in China’s main pork producing areas, which inundated farms and caused the threat of animal diseases; hot weather and drought. It has hit crops on both sides of the border between the United States and Canada. In Europe, heavy rains caused crops to be unharvest and tractors stuck in the fields. Coffee prices soared by 17% this week, surpassing US$2 per pound for the first time since 2014. But Brazil’s recent frost is just the latest example of this year’s plight for farmers. Brazil has also experienced a severe ...

Source: Epochtimes