Iran and Ukraine Wars Squeeze Global Agriculture: Report — SkimNews
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- The Iran war and Ukraine-Russia conflict are creating a "multidirectional squeeze on world agriculture" that "could spiral into a crisis," according to a new report
- Wars and extreme weather are described in the report as colliding to threaten global food supplies
- Food prices are being pushed higher as a result, with vulnerable economies flagged as especially exposed
- The energy crisis risks cascading into a food security crisis, per the report's framing of how war-driven energy disruptions feed into agricultural systems
Why it matters: Vulnerable economies face the sharpest hit from food price spikes as war-driven energy disruptions and weather shocks compound across agricultural supply chains, leaving import-dependent and low-income countries with the thinnest buffers.
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