1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Russias Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for Global Food Prices and Food Security May 2, 2022 Russias invasion of Ukraine has impacts on global food security. Since February 24, 2022, a humanitarian and economic crisis ha
2、s unfolded in Ukraine, limiting Ukrainian exports of food and agricultural commodities, and affecting millions of people in Ukraine and the region, including more than 12 million recently displaced (roughly a quarter of the population of Ukraine). In addition, in response to the invasion, the United
3、 States and other countries have imposed financial and trade sanctions on Russia, further affecting international trade patterns. Because Ukraine and Russia are among the worlds leading exporters of certain food staples used in many countries, the effects of such disruptions on global food security
4、are becoming apparent. For more information on the humanitarian crisis, see CRS Insight IN11882, Humanitarian and Refugee Crisis in Ukraine; agricultural trade and production, see CRS Insight IN11894, Russias Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for Agricultural Trade and Production; and sanctions, see
