US intel: Ukraine war caused ‘one of the most disruptive periods’ for global food security

Pakistani workers sort the wheat in a warehouse in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 26, 2023. CNN —

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused deep disruptions in the global food supply, raising prices and increasing the risk of food insecurity in poorer nations in the Middle East and North Africa, America’s top spy agency said in an unclassified report released by Congress on Wednesday.

The direct and indirect effects of the war “were major drivers of one of the most disruptive periods in decades for global food security,” the eight-page report found – in large part because Ukraine and Russia were among the […]

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