Riot police block demonstrators and members of worker unions during a protest against Peru's President Pedro Castillo's government and risin

Factbox: Surging food prices fuel protests across developing world

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2022-05-20 21:00:08

Riot police block demonstrators and members of worker unions during a protest against Peru's President Pedro Castillo's government and rising food and fuel prices, in Lima, Peru April 7, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

May 18 (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine and drought fuelled by climate change has sent global prices for grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertilizer soaring.

The trend is growing and is alarming policymakers, with United Nations agencies warning that the price hikes will worsen an existing food crisis in Africa and could cause "catastrophic" child malnutrition. read more

Thousands of farmers protested in Buenos Aires on April 23 against President Alberto Fernandez, whose policies to contain food prices to curb rampant inflation have been criticized by the agricultural sector. read more

Cypriot farmers dumped tonnes of milk and lit bales of hay outside the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia on May 18, in protest at high prices and production issues. read more