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Climate change strikes food tables … and 5 crops that portend global crises


A study conducted by a center warned "Barcelona for quantity computing"From the extreme weather phenomena resulting from climate change, raised prices Foodstuffs in the short term worldwide, which will lead to food prices in general in general. "Financial Times"The high temperatures abnormally, directly affect inflation rates, which is a major engine for it, especially in the developing countries where food is the greatest share of consumer spending. "A sharp rise in the price Wheat global"
This has played a role in the bread protests that spanned Mozambique. Thus, "Food prices are global expansion and always followed by a political impact."

from rice to vegetables The study indicated that the price of olive oil in Europe has increased by 50% last year after periods The long drought in southern Spain during the years 2022 and 2023, while the intense heat wave led to 89%onions in India, and cabbage prices in Korea by 70%. In the United States, the prices of vegetables jumped by 80% in 2022 after droughts. "It was very sensitive to high food prices".

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