Russia-Ukraine conflict is driving up wheat prices: this could fuel instability in Sudan

By Clemens Breisinger, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
David Laborde Debucquet, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Paul Dorosh, Director of Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world’s major food exporting regions. The war threatens to drive rising food prices still higher and create scarcity, especially for regions most dependent on wheat and other exports from Russia and Ukraine.

Particularly affected is the Middle East and North Africa region. These Arab countries consume…

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