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Fewer chickpeas means cheap protein and hummus could be harder to find
Date: July 6, 2022
By P.J. Huffstutter and Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) – It’s not a great time to be a hummus fan. Global supplies of chickpeas, the main ingredient, could dip as much as 20% this year, according to data from the Global Pulse Confederation. Weather and war have hurt supplies of the protein-packed bean, driving up food...
Malaysia aims to regain palm oil market share in EU amid global shortage
Date: May 6, 2022
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia, the world’s second largest palm oil producer, on Friday said it plans to leverage the global edible oil shortage and “political tension in Europe” to regain market share after buyers shunned the commodity over environmental concerns. Palm oil is used to make everything from lipstick to noodles, but top producers...
Oil rises on worry about supply disruption from Russia, Libya
Date: April 21, 2022
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday amid concerns about supply as the European Union (EU) mulls a potential ban on Russian oil imports while the market continues to deal with reduced supplies from Libya. Brent crude futures rose $1.36, or 1.3%, to $108.16 a barrel at 11:11 a.m. ET (1511...
Ukraine’s farmers stalled, fueling fears of global food shortages
Date: March 11, 2022
By Maurice Tamman (Reuters) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens millions of tiny spring-time sprouts that should emerge from stalks of dormant winter wheat in the coming weeks. If the farmers can’t feed those crops soon, far fewer of the so-called tillers will spout, jeopardizing a national wheat harvest on which millions in the...
Africa has all the ingredients of replicating the Asian success story with the right policy initiatives
Date: June 8, 2019
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