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Food prices in Africa are skyrocketing due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis

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Published Mar 21, 2022

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JOHANNESBURG: African countries will pay higher prices for wheat and may experience supply shortages in the coming weeks following the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. "South Africa imports wheat from Ukraine and Russia but due to the ongoing conflict, we expect to experience a shortage of wheat supply, and an increase in oil prices," political scientist at the University of South Africa Dirk Kotze told the Anadolu agency. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Russia and Ukraine are major global food producers and exporters. Russia is the largest exporter of wheat in the world, and Ukraine is the fifth largest.

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JOHANNESBURG: African countries will pay higher prices for wheat and may experience supply shortages in the coming weeks following the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. "South Africa imports wheat from Ukraine and Russia but due to the ongoing conflict, we expect to experience a shortage of wheat supply, and an increase in oil prices," political scientist at the University of South Africa Dirk Kotze told the Anadolu agency. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Russia and Ukraine are major global food producers and exporters. Russia is the largest exporter of wheat in the world, and Ukraine is the fifth largest. Both countries provide 19 percent of the world’s barley supply, 14 percent of wheat and four percent of corn, making up more than a third of global grain exports. Both also account for 52 percent of the world’s sunflower oil export market and Russia is a leading global fertilizer producer. In a text message to the Anadolu agency, ...
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