Global food prices at three-year high as heatwaves and wars push up crop costs
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Key context: <p>UN index says weather is affecting wheat yields while conflicts in Ukraine and Iran hit exports and drive up prices</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/aug/07/rail-passengers-disruption-power-outage-uk-house-prices-stagnate-us-jobs-unemployment-latest-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Global food prices have hit their highest level in three and a half years, as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/extreme-heat-breaks-temperature-records-central-eastern-europe">summer heatwaves</a> and conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East push up crop costs.</p><p>The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) index of food commodity prices rose last month to its highest level since January 2023, after a jump in prices for cereals, sugar and vegetable oil.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/07/global-food-prices-three-year-high-heatwaves-wars-crop-costs">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
UN index says weather is affecting wheat yields while conflicts in Ukraine and Iran hit exports and drive up pricesBusiness live – latest updatesGlobal food prices have hit their highest level in three and a half years, as summer heatwaves and conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East push up crop costs.The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) index of food commodity prices rose last month to its highest level since January 2023, after a jump in prices for cereals, sugar and vegetable oil. Continue reading...
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