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Chief Economist and Director of Research, Assessment and Monitoring at the United Nations World Food Programme. Tweets are my own.
Aug 25, 2022 17 tweets 8 min read
International food commodity prices are retreating but simply not enough to dent food inflation!
Hundreds of millions of people remain crippled by the toxic combination of tumbling currencies and high food inflation.
See evidence ⬇️🧵
@WFP @WFPVAM @WFP_Media @WFPChief 1/15 #Lebanon
Mar 4, 2022 7 tweets 6 min read
Devastating consequences of Russian onslaught on #Ukraine are also felt in places far away! Grain & oil prices are fast approaching or even surpassing levels not seen since the 2008 food & fuel crisis.
Follow thread for commodity price comparison between 2008 & now! @WFP @WFPVAM @WFP @WFPVAM 1) Wheat prices have surpassed 2008 levels. Ukraine and Russia account for 30 percent of global wheat exports. Image