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Angle: Missing grains and oil seeds, food inflation that will continue in 2023 | Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The war in Ukraine and the resulting fuel price hikes are expected to hold back global agricultural production in 2023, weather permitting. Supplies are likely to remain tight, even as higher prices give farmers a boost in production. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The war in Ukraine and associated fuel prices are expected to … Read more

Focus: Dry land, lost soil Climate change threatens global agricultural production | Reuters

WINNIPEG, CANADA/NAIROBI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Midwestern United States. Springs in the Corn Belt, where corn is the main crop, are usually dusty and dry. But this spring, the area was flooded. In China, meanwhile, farmland in the Yangtze River basin has dried up. In both countries, farmers are fighting a losing battle to save the soil … Read more