Food nationalism: Export curbs hit nearly a fifth of global market

Countries hoard supplies as prices spike in wake of Ukraine war

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Global wheat prices have jumped 20% since the start of the year as the war in Ukraine cuts supply. © Reuters

ANNA NISHINO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Export restrictions have been imposed on nearly a fifth of global food trade, according to the latest figures, as countries respond to the food security crisis exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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