# FAS Report: "The Ukraine Conflict and Other Factors Contributing to High Commodity Prices and Food Insecurity" - Farm Policy News

> A USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report says the Ukraine conflict, along with other factors, has pushed global commodity prices near record levels. Wheat prices rose nearly 110 percent, corn and vegetable oil about 140 percent, and soybeans 90 percent over the prior 18 months.

- Date: 2022-04-10 · published 2022-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14942-fas-report-the-ukraine-conflict-and-other-factors-contributing-to-high
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The report confirms that tight stocks, energy costs and Black Sea disruption keep feed grain and protein prices elevated, raising costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-08 | [Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’ \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14496-ukraine-war-drives-international-food-prices-to-new-all-time-high-un-news.md) | -2.0% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-29 | [Texas A&M Report Shows Impact of Higher Crop and Input Prices for 2022 - Cotton Grower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41537-texas-a-and-m-report-shows-impact-of-higher-crop-and-input-prices-for-2022.md) | -2.1% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-01 | [FAO Food Price Index Reaches Six-Year High, But Below 2011 Peak \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49180-fao-food-price-index-reaches-six-year-high-but-below-2011-peak-farm-policy-news.md) | +4.0% | +11.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-02 | [Global food commodity prices rebound in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9829-global-food-commodity-prices-rebound-in-august.md) | +1.3% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-30 | [A new decline in crop forecasts for the US, Canada and Russia continued to raise wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46103-a-new-decline-in-crop-forecasts-for-the-us-canada-and-russia-continued-to-raise.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-04-08 | [Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’ \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14496-ukraine-war-drives-international-food-prices-to-new-all-time-high-un-news.md) | -0.7% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2017-10-27 | [USDA-FAS Report: China and Biofuels \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68452-usda-fas-report-china-and-biofuels-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.2% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2022-05-29 | [Texas A&M Report Shows Impact of Higher Crop and Input Prices for 2022 - Cotton Grower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41537-texas-a-and-m-report-shows-impact-of-higher-crop-and-input-prices-for-2022.md) | -5.3% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2022/04/fas-report-the-ukraine-conflict-and-other-factors-contributing-to-high-commodity-prices-and-food-insecurity/

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