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How Will Russia’s Attack on Ukraine Impact Global Food Prices?

The escalation in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is having a domino effect on food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme. Russia is the world’s number one exporter of wheat and Ukraine is in the top five. March saw a 40-percent increase in prices. And the expected scarcity in the coming months could drive those prices even higher. Hadya Al Alawi reports.

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