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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Agency Warns Ukraine War Could Trigger 20% Food Price Rise

Rada, 2, eats after fleeing Kharkiv during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border checkpoint in Medyka, Poland, March 11, 2022. (Reuters)

International food and feed prices could rise by between 8% and 20% as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, triggering a jump in global malnourishment, the UN food agency said on Friday.

In a preliminary assessment of Russia's invasion of its neighbor, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said it was not clear if Ukraine would be able to harvest crops during a protracted conflict, while uncertainty also surrounded Russian food exports.

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