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Skyrocketing #global #foodprices, panicked low income and poorer fringes of the population facing severe #hardship, struggling #emergingmarkets and #SriLanka on the verge of #anarchy - all wrapped up in a massive #market sell-off: what is happening š ā
Things did not improve in April on #food prices:
the #FAO Food Price Index fell 0.8% month-over-month to 158.5 points in April 2022, but still remained close to the all-time high of 159.7 points in March.
the #FAO Food Price Index fell 0.8% month-over-month to 158.5 points in April 2022, but still remained close to the all-time high of 159.7 points in March.
#vegetableoil prices declined significantly (-5.7%) after hitting an all-time high in March under pressure from #palm, #sunflower and #soybean #oils.
In addition, #grain prices fell slightly (-0.4%), after also rising to all-time highs in March.
In addition, #grain prices fell slightly (-0.4%), after also rising to all-time highs in March.
Brought this article by @hillaryrosner in @NatGeoMag w/ me to Surat Thani, Thailand as I pondered this quote: āPalm oil is unavoidable. Can it be sustainable?ā Agree? Read. Ponder & Follow this thread for moreā¦
The link: on.natgeo.com/2E8fwW8
#SDGs #Sustainability #PalmOil
The link: on.natgeo.com/2E8fwW8
#SDGs #Sustainability #PalmOil
In case you ever wondered where #palmoil comes from. Have a look at the #palm oil fruit here. From my visit to Surat Thani, Thailand to learn more about #sustainability in this industry. Read more here via @hillaryrosner on.natgeo.com/2E8fwW8
DYK: The oil palm treeāElaeis guineensisāis not native to Asia but comes from West & central Africa. At the heart of the āsustainable #palmoilā debate though are #Indonesia & #Malaysia, which account for 85% of all production. š·: young #palm in Thailand
on.natgeo.com/2E8fwW8
on.natgeo.com/2E8fwW8
