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IMF, World Bank and UN Food Agency Say War Is Increasing Food Prices ...

The institutions said the war has driven up oil, gas and fertilizer costs, and millions could face acute hunger if the fighting continues.

Summary by Al-Monitor
By Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the U.N. World Food Programme warned on Wednesday that sharp increases in oil, natural gas and fertilizer prices triggered by the war in the Middle East will inevitably cause rising food prices and food insecurity.In a joint statement issued after a meeting on the war, the leaders of the global institutions said the burden would fall most heavily on t…

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IMF, World Bank and UN food agency say war is increasing food prices ...

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The IMF, World Bank, and World Food Programme have stated that the war in West Asia will increase food prices and deepen global food insecurity.

·Türkiye
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People in low-income import-dependent countries will be particularly affected

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Global food prices will rise due to the Iran war. This particularly affects vulnerable people in the poorest countries, warn the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the World Food Programme.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Agency leaders said the burden will fall more heavily on the world’s most vulnerable populations

·Bogotá, Colombia
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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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