Poll: Vast Majority of Texans Say Food Costs Rising Faster Than Income
The vast majority of Texans said their food expenses have risen faster than their income, and nearly half have had to forego buying protein and fresh produce in a recent survey.
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U.N. Report Finds 23.7 Million Afghans Dependent on Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) found on Tuesday that three years after the Taliban takeover, 48 percent of Afghanistan’s population is living below the poverty line, 12.4 percent are suffering “food insecurity,” and 23.7 million rely on foreign aid.
Poll: 85% of New Yorkers Say Grocery Costs Are Rising Faster than Their Income
A whopping 85 percent of New Yorkers said the cost of food is rising faster than their income in a poll released Tuesday.
Let Them Eat Cake: 4 in 10 Poorest French Cutting Meals Amid Soaring Food Inflation
Over four in ten people in the lowest income bracket in France are cutting meals as food inflation increased by 15 per cent in the past year.
Great Reset: Germany Bans Farmers from Properly Fertilising Land to Serve EU Green Agenda
Germany has banned farmers in one of its federal states from properly fertilising large swathes of land at the behest of the EU’s green agenda.
Russia Pulls Out of Ukrainian Grain Pact After Alleged UK-Backed ‘Terror Attacks’ on Ships
Russia announced it would no longer comply with the United Nations-negotiated pact to allow the export of grain from Ukrainian ports.
Climate-Driven Push for Land-Hungry Solar Farms Endangering UK Food Security
Britain’s climate-driven push for more solar farms is now risking the country’s food security, the head of the state’s environment committee has claimed.
Poll: Americans Anticipate Even Higher Grocery Prices
A majority of Americans report seeing their grocery bills increase and expect food prices to keep rising, the poll found.
Report: Inflation Causes Increased Demand at Nearly Half of U.S. Food Banks
Nearly half of the food banks in the United States are experiencing increased demand as Americans struggle under the crushing weight of inflation.
PICS: Russians Say Missile Strike on Port of Odesa Only Hit Military Targets
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian defence ministry officials on Sunday insisted that an airstrike on the port of Odesa — less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from there — had hit only military targets.
Russian Missiles Blast Port of Odessa Hours After Deal on Grain Shipments Signed
(AFP) – Russian missiles struck Ukraine’s key Black Sea port of Odessa Saturday, officials said, in an attack Kyiv described as a “spit in the face” of a deal signed by the warring neighbours a day earlier to resume grain exports blocked by the conflict.
U.N. Chief: Ignoring Climate Change Is ‘Collective Suicide’
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres claimed on Monday that humanity would be committing “collective suicide” by ignoring climate change – a problem he suggested humanity could only address by breaking its “addiction” to fossil fuels.
Global Food Crisis: EU Border Force Bracing for ‘Waves’ of Mass Migration as Global South Goes Hungry
Europe’s border force is reported as bracing itself for more “waves” of mass migration, as the developing world goes hungry as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Food Crisis: Harvest Fears as Millions of Tons of Grain Still Stuck in Ukraine
The war has trapped about 22 million tons of grain inside Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, a growing crisis for the country known as the “breadbasket of Europe” for its exports of wheat, corn and sunflower oil.
Food Crisis: Ukrainian Agri Exports Will Likely Fall to One Third of Previous Year – UK Govt
Britain’s ministry of defence has predicted that Ukrainian food exports will fall by nearly two-thirds this year.
Global Food Crisis: Poland Pokes Holes in Biden Plan to Access Ukrainian Grain
A plan proposed by U.S. President Joe Biden to see grain exported from Ukraine has had holes poked in it by Poland.
UK Govt Launching ‘Grow for Britain’ Strategy as Food Crisis Looms
The British government is launching a ‘Grow for Britain’ initiative to try and boost domestic food production, a leaked document has revealed.
‘Massively Dependent’ Britain Only One Catastrophe Away from Food Shortages – Claim
Thanks to global supply problems caused by the likes of the war in Ukraine, experts have claimed that a “massively dependent” Britain is only one catastrophe away from food shortages.
African Food Prices Spiking Amid Ukraine War, Russia Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin pressed the West last week to lift sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame from Russia to the West.
Italian Govt Minister Warns of Migrant Surge as Food Crisis Looms
Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese has warned that Italy may face a surge of new illegal migrant arrivals as a food crisis looms due to a lack of grain shipments from Ukraine.
Putin: Ukrainian Sea Mines, Western Sanctions to Blame for Lack of Food Shipments, Not Russia
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Ukraine should remove sea mines from areas near its ports to allow safe shipping.
Global Food Crisis: Environment Org Slams EU’s Lack of Food Self-Sustainability
In the midst of a global food crisis, a report from environmental org the WWF has slammed the EU for its lack of food self-sustainability.
Socialist Sri Lanka Imposes 10-Hour ‘Water Cuts’ on Top of Daily Power Cuts, Gas Shortages
The disintegrating government of Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced a 10-hour “water cut” for parts of the commercial capital of Colombo, beginning Saturday at 10:00 p.m. The water cut will be piled atop daily power outages and fuel shortages as the corrupt socialist government defaults on its debts.
Global Food Crisis: Shortages Pose ‘Apocalyptic’ Threat to UK Citizens
A shortage of food due to the Ukraine crisis poses an “apocalyptic” threat to UK consumers, the UK’s central bank head has warned.
Global Food Crisis: German Wholesale See Highest Percentage Price Rise in 60 Years
As the global food crisis worsens thanks to the ongoing war in Ukraine, wholesale prices in Germany have spiked, seeing their greatest yearly rise in 60 years.
Global Food Crisis: Russian Forces Actively ‘Bombing and Destroying’ Wheat Stocks in Ukraine As Crisis Mounts
As the entire world faces into a period of serious food instability, Russian armed forces have been actively targetting wheat stocks in Ukraine for destruction, an EU official has claimed.
Lebanon Runs Out of Wheat as Last Shipment from Ukraine Arrives Spoiled
Lebanese Trade Minister Amin Salam warned on Sunday that Lebanon faces a major food crisis, especially a severe shortage of wheat.
Ukraine Crisis Contributes to Indonesia Cooking Oil Shortage
Indonesia has experienced a shortage of palm cooking oil in recent weeks, caused, in part, by Russia’s latest war with Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.
Supermarket Prices Rise at Fastest Rate in a Decade, as Inflation Grips Britain
The growing cost of living crisis in Britain has seen grocery price inflation hit its highest level in ten years.
Bidenflation Strains Food Banks as Food Insecurity Rises
Food banks are feeling strains from inflated prices and increased demand, while President Biden says a food shortage looms, per a report.
Global Famine Feared as Russian Fleet Blocks Ukrainian Grain Ships
The world may be careering towards global famine as food insecurity spirals as Russia blocks grain exports from Ukraine.
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff’s First Official Outing in D.C. Spotlights ‘Food Insecurity’
Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband, Douglas Emhoff, made his first official appearance as second gentleman in northeast Washington, DC, on Thursday to put a spotlight on “food insecurity,” a phenomenon taking place just miles away from the couple’s luxurious vice presidential residence.
Survey Claim: ‘Hungry’ College Students Use Food Banks, ‘Poverty Naps’ to Survive
The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice surveyed college students to determine how many of them face hunger and “food insecurity.”
U.N.: 70 Percent of Yemen Is Starving
A staggering 70 percent of the population in Yemen — 20 million people — are facing acute food insecurity raging from minimal to catastrophic levels, marking a 15 percent increase from last year, the United Nations humanitarian chief revealed on Monday, echoing a recent inter-agency report issued by the international body’s aid divisions.
