Experts have said that while there is no pressing food shortage, farms have been roiled as the coronavirus pandemic upended supply chains and curbed movements.
tracks the international prices of the most commonly traded food commodities.
On Wednesday, China's Bureau of Statistics said the country's food prices rose 11.2% from a year ago in August on the back of high pork prices due to thewhich has decimated China's hog herds. In August, pork prices rose 52.6% from a year ago. "As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, disruptions in domestic food supply chains, other shocks affecting food production, and loss of incomes and remittances are creating strong tensions and food security risks in many countries,"Although global food prices are generally stable, many countries are experiencing varying levels of food price inflation due to measures taken to contain the spread of coronavirus, it added.
Of the farmers surveyed, 70% of them said their ability to afford food was impacted as they had less income than usual in the prior four months.
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