A year of war: from wheat to corn, how prices and eating habits have changed

Food, the role of Russia and Ukraine

Price increase. Shortage in supply of energy and food raw materials. Damage to Made in Italy exports. A year of conflict between Russia and Ukraine has changed the agri-food balance especially for Europe, Africa and Asia, given the huge role of exporting producers covered by Moscow and Kiev for these areas of the world. If the soaring gas price was the most significant economic impact of 2022, the conflict and the gas boom itself also had repercussions on the food sector, as analyzed by the Divulga Study Center in a report that explored the analyzes of two previous works (War and food and The escalation of hunger). The war operations – we read – have disrupted energy supplies from Russia but also agri-food systems are experiencing unprecedented pressure, considering the significant position held by Russia and Ukraine in world supplies of cereals (34% of total exports), corn (17%) and sunflower oil (over 75% of the market). We are talking about 12% of the calories exported in the world.

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