World food prices hit an all-time high in March as Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent 'shocks' through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. | Fin24
Subscribers can listen to this articleWorld food prices hit an all-time high in March as Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent"shocks" through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.
Russia and Ukraine, with vast grain-growing regions that are among the world's main breadbaskets, account for a huge share of the globe's exports in several major commodities such as wheat, vegetable oil and corn.
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