Food Shortages Hit Record High in April, Prices Continue to Soar: S&P Global Survey

Food Shortages Hit Record High in April, Prices Continue to Soar: S&P Global Survey
Grocery shopping in Rosemead, Calif., on April 21, 2022. Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images
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Food supply shortages hit a record high in April, as the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict continues to impact worldwide food exports, data from S&P Global published on Monday suggested.

According to the survey, manufacturers worldwide reported sustained price and supply pressures during the last month, while the Global Supply Shortages Index signaled that shortages were just under seven times higher than the normal level, unchanged from March’s four-month high.
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