## War Fuels Food Crisis

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**Canonical URL:** [War Fuels Food Crisis](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2022/06/war-fuels-food-crisis-picture)

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: ANDREW STANLEY
- Published: June 2, 2022

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### Overview
- Three compounding crises—conflict, COVID, and climate change—are giving rise to another: hunger.
- FOOD PRICES ROSE 23 percent in 2021, ending several years of relative price stability, in part because extreme weather hurt harvests and energy costs climbed.
- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February sent prices to an all-time high by disrupting commodity flows from two of the world’s largest exporters of wheat and other staples.

### Causes and drivers
- Conflict: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February disrupted commodity flows from two of the world’s largest exporters of wheat and other staples.
- COVID: Ongoing pandemic effects continued to strain supply chains and demand patterns.
- Climate change: Extreme weather hurt harvests, contributing to the 23 percent rise in food prices in 2021.
- Energy costs: Climatic and market factors contributed to higher energy costs, which helped push food prices up.

### Impacts and implications
- Rising food prices have ended several years of relative price stability.
- The combination of conflict, COVID, and climate change is creating a compounded crisis with the potential to increase global hunger.

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2022/06/war-fuels-food-crisis-picture_