Press review
This section offers an insight into the media coverage on the issues impacting the agricultural sector as a result of the Ukraine crisis.
Potato Pro | Food crisis in Ukraine… South Korean domestic potato prices soar
Potato prices continue to rise. At the Garak Market in Seoul on the 4th, a box of 20 kg of potatoes was sold at KRW 75,367 (about USD 58.48). Compared to the average value (48,105 won) from 2019 to 2021, it rose by 57%. As of the 4th, the average price for a box of 20 kg of potatoes per week was KRW 71,747 (about USD 55.67).
Financial Times | G7 warns of global hunger crisis unless Russia lifts Ukraine blockade
German foreign minister says alternative export routes are urgently needed as wheat price soars
The Telegraph | India bans wheat exports to deepen global food crisis
World's second-largest producer of wheat announces ban amid shortage caused by war in Ukraine
Agri Pulse | Ukraine farmers persevere and plant millions of spring acres
That’s about 18% less than the 13.1 million acres of corn that Ukrainian farmers planted last year, according to data from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
CNA | Soy boon for Argentina as Ukraine war boosts prices
Russia's war on Ukraine has sent grain prices skyrocketing - a worry for consumers worldwide but potentially a boon for producers like Argentina, which hopes an influx of soybean "agridollars" will boost its faltering economy.