Palestinians could run out of wheat reserves in three weeks due to the ripple effect of the Ukraine war.
A Palestinian volunteer cook distributes food prepared with ingredients obtained from donors, to help needy families in an impoverished neighborhood in Gaza City in January 2021.Oxfam says Gazans will be the first to experience hunger related to shortages and price hikes due to Russia’s unprovoked attack.
The global hunger crisis is poised to hit a new crescendo, according to an Oxfam report. Those suffering the most will be in countries that rely on imported grain from the war zone, including Yemen, which imports 22% of its grain from Ukraine; Lebanon, which gets 50%; and Tunisia, which sources 42%. Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Algeria, Morocco and Ethiopia are also heavily reliant on grain imports from Russia and Ukraine.
Palestine could be the canary in the coal mine. The Palestinian Authority does not have its own food-storage facilities, which complicates matters and even more directly connects prices to market fluctuations. About 95% of Palestine’s wheat needs are imported and about one third of that comes from Ukraine. Much of it is shipped via Israel, which relies on Ukraine for as much as 50% of its grains. Nearly 40% of Palestine’s imported sunflower oil and 14% of its corn oil also comes from Ukraine.
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