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Global food prices fell by the biggest amount since 2008 due to easing concerns over the supplies of grains and vegetable oils as Ukraine restarted its exports.  The United Nations world food cost index dropped almost 9% in July.  According to Bloomberg, the index is at its lowest level since January before Russia’s attack on Ukraine helped push the cost of food close to record levels.  It’s the f

The National Milk Producers Federation is taking an active role to promote affordable and nutritious foods in the Biden administration’s upcoming Hunger Conference.  The federation recently led 11 national agricultural, anti-hunger, nutrition and medical groups in a virtual listening session.  The goal...

A new report released Tuesday from the United Nations shows the number of people affected by hunger globally rose to nearly 830 million in 2021.  The UN report said the world is moving in the opposite direction from the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms, by 2030. ...

Russia’s war against Ukraine is hitting Americans in the pocketbook and many overseas in the stomach.  Ukrainian grain exports have collapsed, and Western sanctions limit Russian oil and fertilizer exports.  All of this makes U.S. and European...

In recent meetings at United Nations, "... had a very informative discussion today with a number of leaders interested and concerned about global food security," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, after meeting with his peers from around the world.  Vi...

World food prices dropped in May, the second-straight monthly decrease after hitting a record high in March. The U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization says while overall prices dipped, the cost of cereals and meat both rose during May. The ...

Are we going to run out of wheat over the next year? One expert says, "no". Even though shipments of wheat from Ukraine are nearly non-existent right now, and the U.S. winter wheat crop is struggling. "We're not gonna run out of wheat, people will be able to buy wheat, but it's gonna come at a pretty high price." ...

Efforts to feed the world's growing populations is under more strain than normal right now, partly because of disruptions in food supplies coming out of Ukraine. "We have a twin challenge here," noted USDA head Tom Vilsack. "We've got an immediate global food security challenge by virtue of the disruption that the invasion has caused and the impact it's going to have on unstable, p

"This September I'll be convening a White House conference on hunger nutrition and health," President Joe Biden recently announced. The Commander In Cheif noted the conference is designed to catalyze both the public and private sectors. "Anti-hunger and nutrition advocates, food companies, local & state governments, tribal and territory communities; to lay out our plan to comba

Russia stands accused of stealing several hundred thousand tons of grain from the parts of Ukraine it currently controls. Business Insider said Ukraine’s deputy agriculture minister made the accusation over the weekend. The Ukraine Foreign Ministry made the claim last week on Twitter, saying, “We demand that Russia stop illicit grain stealing, unblock Ukrainian ports, and allow ships to pass.”