Panic buying could impact global food supply chain: World Food Programme
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying could impact global food supply chain: World Food Programme

Live Mint  

United Nations: The rapidly growing novel coronavirus pandemic is so far having little impact on the global food supply chain, but that could change for the worse – and soon – if anxiety-driven panic by major food importers takes hold, the World Food Programme has said. "But we may soon expect to see disruptions in food supply chains," she said, explaining that if big importers lose confidence in the reliable flow of basic food commodities, panic buying could ensue, driving prices up. Going forward, the WFP report said, it is essential to monitor food prices and markets, and to transparently disseminate information – thus helping to strengthen government policies while also averting public panic, and social unrest. "Planning in-kind food assistance is essential," the report said, noting that supply chain disruptions are likely to affect higher-value items first.

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258 million people worldwide faced acute food insecurity in 2022, report says
1 year, 8 months ago

258 million people worldwide faced acute food insecurity in 2022, report says

LA Times  

More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year because of conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The report found that the number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food aid — 258 million — had increased for …

Investors cash in on food commodities as the poor go hungry
2 years, 7 months ago

Investors cash in on food commodities as the poor go hungry

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 03, 2022 15:46 IST Rising consumer prices are aggravating food shortages around the globe, and investors looking to make a buck off food commodities could be making matters worse. “In Uganda, wheat and fuel prices have skyrocketed, making everyday goods like bread almost unaffordable to an ordinary citizen,” Anna Slattery, external affairs manager at The Hunger Project, …

US to spotlight war-caused food insecurity at 2 UN events
2 years, 8 months ago

US to spotlight war-caused food insecurity at 2 UN events

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States said Tuesday it will put a spotlight on the impact of the war in Ukraine and other conflicts on the diminishing availability of food and rising prices at two U.N. events later this month, an issue which has sparked fears of increasing hunger and starvation in many countries. The United States holds the rotating …

Finance heads urged to boost fight against food insecurity
2 years, 8 months ago

Finance heads urged to boost fight against food insecurity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged world finance leaders Tuesday to “get concrete” as they look for ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the globe that Russia’s war in Ukraine has made even worse. “This threat touches the most vulnerable people the hardest — families that are already spending disproportionate amounts of their income on …

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urges world finance leaders to fight food insecurity
2 years, 8 months ago

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urges world finance leaders to fight food insecurity

LA Times  

A warehouse stores wheat in western Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen urged world finance leaders Tuesday to “get concrete” as they look for ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the globe that Russia’s war in Ukraine has made even worse. “This threat touches the most vulnerable people the hardest — families that are already spending …

Food supply chains are ‘falling apart’ in Ukraine, UN warns
2 years, 9 months ago

Food supply chains are ‘falling apart’ in Ukraine, UN warns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Food supply chains in Ukraine …

World Food Programme says food supply chains 'falling apart' in Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

World Food Programme says food supply chains 'falling apart' in Ukraine

The Hindu  

A World Food Programme official said on Friday that food supply chains in Ukraine were collapsing, with a portion of infrastructure destroyed and many grocery stores and warehouses empty. Movements of goods have slowed down due to insecurity and the reluctance of drivers," Jakob Kern, WFP Emergency Coordinator for the Ukraine crisis, told a Geneva press briefing by videolink from …

Soaring food prices serve up recipe for disaster
2 years, 10 months ago

Soaring food prices serve up recipe for disaster

The Telegraph  

Contributing to prices rising “farm to table” is higher fertiliser, feed and fuel costs, says Goldman Sachs economist Ronnie Walker. “Soaring costs for certain farming inputs will limit the extent to which commodity prices can meaningfully normalise and are likely to push prices higher in the near-term,” says Walker. Meanwhile, a Russian invasion of Ukraine and any subsequent Western sanctions …

Food companies, distributors prepare for disruptions as Covid cases surge
3 years ago

Food companies, distributors prepare for disruptions as Covid cases surge

India Today  

The FMCG sector is actively preparing to tackle any disruptions caused by rapidly rising Covid-19 cases in the country. Food companies, dealers and distributors are working towards increasing stocks of daily essential products such as cooking oil, rice, pulses, wheat and other items in order to avoid any supply disruptions due to local restrictions. Food manufacturing and processing companies have …

Tesco warns food shortages will lead to Christmas panic buying if crisis isn’t solved
3 years, 3 months ago

Tesco warns food shortages will lead to Christmas panic buying if crisis isn’t solved

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Andrew Woolfenden, the supermarket’s UK distribution and fulfilment director, …

Food suppliers warn of panic buying and empty shelves over winter
3 years, 3 months ago

Food suppliers warn of panic buying and empty shelves over winter

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Farming and food industry bodies have warned of panic buying …

Surging food prices fuel 40 percent jump in global hunger: UN
3 years, 5 months ago

Surging food prices fuel 40 percent jump in global hunger: UN

Al Jazeera  

‘High food prices are hunger’s new best friend,’ the United Nations World Food Programme’s chief economist said on Thursday. Acute food insecurity has soared 40 percent this year as recent food price hikes have exacerbated existing pressures from conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations World Food Programme said. “High food prices are hunger’s new best friend,” …

Countries start hoarding food as prices rise and covid worsens
4 years, 2 months ago

Countries start hoarding food as prices rise and covid worsens

Live Mint  

Agricultural commodity buyers from Cairo to Islamabad have been on a shopping spree since the Covid-19 pandemic upended supply chains. “The result is that consumers are holding more inventory as a precaution against future supply disruptions.” A number of factors are adding to a rally in prices for corn, wheat and soybeans, including floods in China and the country’s increased …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

Food packages from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are distributed in Tripoli, Libya, during the holy month of Ramadan. AYMAN AL-SAHILI/REUTERS Crisis an opportunity Qu Dongyu, head of the FAO, said at a joint meeting of agriculture ministers from G20 countries on May 4 that the pandemic is having an impact on food security and nutrition, and called …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

Food packages from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are distributed in Tripoli, Libya, during the holy month of Ramadan. AYMAN AL-SAHILI/REUTERS Crisis an opportunity Qu Dongyu, head of the FAO, said at a joint meeting of agriculture ministers from G20 countries on May 4 that the pandemic is having an impact on food security and nutrition, and called …

Major grocery chains rationing meat purchases to curb hoarding
4 years, 8 months ago

Major grocery chains rationing meat purchases to curb hoarding

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some of the biggest …

Is the food supply chain breaking? Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for April 30
4 years, 8 months ago

Is the food supply chain breaking? Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for April 30

CNN  

CNN — Meat processing plants have become the latest hot spot in the novel coronavirus outbreak, sparking concerns that our food supply chain is breaking. CNN “OutFront” Anchor Erin Burnett: New tonight, President Trump signing an executive order to keep meat processing plants open, amid growing concerns about the nation’s food supply. Dr. Sanjay Gupta: We’ve been hearing a lot …

Global hunger could double due to coronavirus pandemic: UN
4 years, 8 months ago

Global hunger could double due to coronavirus pandemic: UN

Al Jazeera  

COVID-19 is likely to leave 130 million people acutely hungry this year, adding to 135 million already in the category. The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. New report Tuesday’s fourth annual Global Report on Food …

Coronavirus panic-buying: As supermarkets ration items, should customers be stockpiling?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus panic-buying: As supermarkets ration items, should customers be stockpiling?

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ocado warned customers they were facing “exceptionally high demand” for delivery slots, while elsewhere …

U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns
4 years, 8 months ago

U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns

NPR  

U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen Groves/AP Stephen Groves/AP Updated at 2:25 p.m. And the company's CEO warned that the coronavirus pandemic is pushing the nation's meat supply "perilously close" to the edge. Sponsor Message "The closure of this facility, combined with a growing list of other protein plants …

Covid-19 could threaten global food supply, UN warns
4 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 could threaten global food supply, UN warns

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — As the novel coronavirus pandemic shuts down businesses globally and sends countries into lockdown, the disruptions are threatening to cut off supply chains and increase food insecurity. “But a protracted pandemic crisis could quickly put a strain on the food supply chains, a complex web of interactions involving farmers, agricultural inputs, processing plants, shipping, retailers and …

Coronavirus | World could face a food crisis: UN, WTO
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | World could face a food crisis: UN, WTO

The Hindu  

The heads of three global agencies warned on Wednesday of the risk of a worldwide “food shortage” if authorities fail to manage the ongoing COVID-19 crisis properly. “Uncertainty about food availability can spark a wave of export restrictions, creating a shortage on the global market,” said the joint text signed by Qu Dongyu, head of the UN’s Food and Agriculture …

Stop panic buying and export bans to prevent a food crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

Stop panic buying and export bans to prevent a food crisis

China Daily  

Cai Meng/China Daily Global food security could be under threat. This panic behavior, especially because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, could potentially lead to a food crisis, making poor, hungry and malnourished people even more vulnerable. The Food and Agriculture Organization's estimate for last year's global cereal production is 2,719 million tons, almost 62 million tons more than in 2018 …

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn
4 years, 9 months ago

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn

Al Jazeera  

Governments must ensure free trade especially to avoid further slowdowns in food-supply chains, WTO, WHO, UN say. As governments around the world are trying to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus by putting their populations in lockdown, international trade and food supply chains suffered a severe slowdown. “Uncertainty about food availability can spark a wave of export restrictions, creating …

Coronavirus: Food rationing must be introduced immediately, experts warn government
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Food rationing must be introduced immediately, experts warn government

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

Vineet Jain falsely claims food supply will be affected during Coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Vineet Jain falsely claims food supply will be affected during Coronavirus lockdown

Op India  

Amidst the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic, the mainstream media appears hellbent on fueling panic among the people of the country. Vineet Jain said on Twitter, “Big concerns of curfew-1) the food chain& it’s transport may get broken. Price of food will sky rocket & how to ensure that food supply does not run short bcoz people will stock up & the …

Coronavirus panic-buying threatens food security in remote NT community
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus panic-buying threatens food security in remote NT community

ABC  

A remote NT community is facing the prospect of running out of food, a local Aboriginal group says, as panic-buying amid the coronavirus outbreak disrupts local supplies. Key points: The community of Gan Gan has around 130 people Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation said the town had less than a week's food left Gan Gan locals are concerned and say they …

Panic buying: How grocery stores restock shelves in the age of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying: How grocery stores restock shelves in the age of coronavirus

CNN  

By Sunday, Stew Leonard Jr. and his team were ready for a break. “Saturday was really, really busy,” Leonard, the CEO and president of Stew Leonard’s, a grocery store chain with seven locations across New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, said. The supply chain in this country is very efficient and it’s very effective.” Greg Ferrara, president and CEO, National …

Coronavirus isn't causing Australia to run out of food — but why are shelves still bare?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus isn't causing Australia to run out of food — but why are shelves still bare?

ABC  

Until a couple of weeks ago — before the coronavirus crisis — the biggest queues you would probably expect to see at supermarkets were at checkouts, as people lined up to leave. "I think a lot of consumers — they worry that something won't be available, and so they don't really understand what goes behind the shelf," Associate Professor Simpson …

Panic buying is forcing supermarkets to ration food and supplies
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying is forcing supermarkets to ration food and supplies

CNN  

London CNN Business — Supermarkets in countries around the world are rationing food and household staples in an attempt to prevent shortages as the coronavirus pandemic sparks waves of panic buying. Popular products such as toilet paper, soap and long-life milk will be limited to two per customer, Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said in a letter to customers. The four-item …

Coronavirus is causing panic buying, but what does that mean for Australia's food security?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus is causing panic buying, but what does that mean for Australia's food security?

ABC  

Empty supermarket shelves have become a common sight in the past few weeks, since coronavirus sparked widespread panic buying. Key points: Coronavirus has led to temporary shortages of some products in supermarkets But retail and agricultural experts say Australia has plenty of food to go around Rationing was introduced during World War II, but is extremely unlikely to be repeated …

Stop panic buying and hoarding food because of coronavirus, Mayor Garcetti tells L.A.
4 years, 9 months ago

Stop panic buying and hoarding food because of coronavirus, Mayor Garcetti tells L.A.

LA Times  

Shelves with toilet paper are half-empty at a Pavilions supermarket in South Pasadena on Wednesday. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visited a Ralphs food distribution center in Paramount on Monday morning with several grocery store chain executives in an effort to calm Angelenos worried about the region’s grocery supplies. “But to buy so much food for a month, or even …

'We do have enough food,' say supermarkets after panic buying clears shelves
4 years, 9 months ago

'We do have enough food,' say supermarkets after panic buying clears shelves

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has sufficient food stocks to keep supermarket shelves filled but the panic buying of recent days has disrupted the supply chain, according to the Dutch supermarket lobby group CBL. ‘We do have enough stocks and that distribution centres and the country’s 4,000 supermarkets are working flat out to keep stocked up,’ the organisation said. The Albert Heijn supermarket …

Toilet paper, canned food: What explains coronavirus panic buying
4 years, 9 months ago

Toilet paper, canned food: What explains coronavirus panic buying

Al Jazeera  

As the epidemic spreads across the globe, people have been seen rushing to supermarkets to buy ‘essentials’ in bulk. “Panic buying and hoarding of supplies is obviously not desirable, but it’s understandable, particularly when people see images of cities, regions and even whole countries in lockdown,” Michael Baker, professor of public health at the University of Otago in Wellington, New …

Rising eco-anxiety means we should address mental health alongside food security
4 years, 11 months ago

Rising eco-anxiety means we should address mental health alongside food security

Firstpost  

For over a quarter of a century, United Nations climate negotiations have failed to reach a legally binding treaty. As a researcher who examines just and sustainable transitions in food systems, I clearly see that climate change puts additional pressure on already vulnerable food systems and populations. Eco-anxiety can further exacerbate food anxiety, which has been provoked by a range …

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