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Ukraine conflict could hit food supplies, worsening Yemen hunger crisis

A worker moves bread molds at a bakery in Sanaa, Yemen March 1, 2022. Picture taken March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Potential disruption to global wheat supplies after Russia's invasion of Ukraine is raising concerns that war-torn Yemen's hunger crisis and food price inflation could deepen, with some Yemenis rushing to buy flour.

The World Food Program (WFP) this week said the Ukraine crisis is likely to further increase fuel and food prices, especially grains, in import-dependent Yemen where food costs have more than doubled in many areas in the past year.

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