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Cosmopolitan
grain exports went to the Black Sea
food that is being exported from their
European fertilizer producer, has begun
through the ports of Odessa, Mykolayu,
countries by raising export barriers. In
cuttingproductionofammoniumusedin
and Chornomorsk in southwestern
response,KimJong-jin,aresearchfellow
fertilizers,andHungary¡¯sNitrogenmuvek
Ukraine, which were blocked by Russia.
at the KREI, said that this kind of food
hasalsotemporarilystoppedammonium
Meanwhile, Russia has banned exports
protectionismcontinuestoaffectprices.
production. Due to these circumstances,
totheEurasianEconomicUnion(EAEU)
Maximo Torero, chief researcher at the
FoodShortagesCausedby
until the end of June 2022 to stabilize
FAO,toldReutersthatthefertilizercrisis
DisruptionsinFertilizerSupply
the domestic supply of major grains
The price of fertilizer, an essential
ismoreworrisomethanthefoodcrisis
suchaswheat,barley,andcorn.Thewar
factor in increasing crop production,
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between those responsible for food in
has soared by nearly 40 percent since
other countries means a stagnation of
the invasion, which has contributed
food distribution networks around the
to another food crisis. This is because
world.
Russia, accounting for about 15 percent
of the world¡¯s fertilizer supply, the
world¡¯s number one exporter of nitrogen
Wheatimportdependencein2021
¡ãFertilizersareemergingasanothercontributing
fertilizer, and the second largest
Russia
Ukraine
factortothefoodcrisis.
¨ÏKBS
supplier of potassic fertilizer, is at war.
Eritrea
Also, Russia is a major exporter of raw
TheGlobalImpactof
Armenia
material for fertilizer. Taking advantage
theFoodCrisis
Mongolia
of being the world¡¯s largest natural gas
Azerbaijan
The food crisis will be even
exporter, Russia exports huge amounts
Georgia
more severe in the world¡¯s poorest
of ammonia generated during natural
Somalia
countries. At the Doha Forum held
gas production. Ammonia is a nitrogen
Belarus
in Doha, Qatar, on March 26, 2022,
fertilizer material, and Russia is the
Turkey
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
world¡¯ssecondlargestammoniaexporter.
Lebanon
President Georgieva said, ¡°The world¡¯s
In addition, Russia, along with Belarus,
Egypt
poorest countries are struggling with
accounts for 40 percent of global
the job losses due to the COVID-19
¡ãManycountriesdependonwheatexportsfrom
exports of potassium carbonate, another
RussiaandUkraine,andtheyareexpectedto
pandemic, and they have to cope with
raw material for chemical fertilizers.
sufferenormouslossesduetowar.
the skyrocketing food costs,¡± pointing
However, as the West, including the
Export restrictions by warring parties
out that the poorest countries are being
United States, imposed sanctions on
and skyrocketing grain prices have also
pushed into the worst crisis. In this
Russia, and Belarus was also sanctioned
sparked food protectionism around the
regard, WFP, which aims to eradicate
for being an ally of Russia. As a result,
world.Foodprotectionismmeansthatthe
hunger, also raised concerns about the
this led to a setback in the supply of
countrystopsexportingfoodorexpands
currentsituation,saying,¡°Theimpactof
fertilizers and raw materials, which led
food stockpiles. Egypt, Argentina and
the war on the world food market alone
toasurgeinfertilizerprices.
Hungary, Turkey and Indonesia, as well
could cause an additional 7.6 million to
Natural gas, which is essential for
as Russia and Ukraine have recently
13.1 million people to go hungry.¡± Half
fertilizer production, also rose in
announced export restrictions on their
price, leading to a decline in European
ofthegrainWFPpurchasescomesfrom
foods. Egypt and Hungary temporarily
fertilizer production, which fueled a
Ukraine, so this food crisis could be a
halted grain exports, Indonesia raised
surge in fertilizer prices. As natural gas
challengetorealizingthesecondgoalof
palm oil export taxes, and Argentina
prices has soared, European fertilizer
the SDGs, ¡°Zero Hunger.¡± Marian Yun,
raised soybean oil and soy flour export
companies have cut production of
Director of WFP¡¯s Korea Office, said,
taxes. As a result, several countries
ammonium used to make nitrogen
¡°Atthestartof2022,globalinflationhad
have attempted to reduce the amount of
fertilizers.Forexample,Borealis,alarge
already pushed the price WFP paid for
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