Ukraine war causing Africa food shortages

A UN assessment shows that as many as 25 African countries import more than one third of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia, and 15 of them import over half


WHEAT IMPORTS FROM BLACK SEA REGION 	Russia	Ukraine
  
Somalia 	100%
Benin   	100%
Egypt		82%
Sudan		75%
D.R. Congo	69%
Senegal
Tanzania
Rwanda
Madagascar
Congo
Burkina Faso
Gambia
Libya
Tunisia
Uganda
Burundi
Namibia
Mauritania
Kenya
Togo
Mozambique
Malawi
Cape Verde
South Africa
Eritrea
 

Food producers mixing flour from cheaper alternatives into bread, pastries and pasta
Rice
Corn
Lentils
Cassava

Price changes in 2022

Feb 24: Russia invades Ukraine

May 8: Wheat up 44% since start of 2022
60%

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WHEAT
RICE

                    
Sources: UNCTAD, Bloomberg 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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