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Climate Crisis Drives Global Food Prices to Alarming Highs

7/22/2025

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Extreme weather fueled by climate change is causing food prices to soar worldwide, threatening nutrition and heightening the risk of malnutrition and social unrest. Staples like cocoa and rice have seen alarming price increases from 2022 to 2024, hitting low-income families hard and exacerbating inflation. These urgent findings come just ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit.

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Story summary

Extreme weather fueled by climate change is causing food prices to soar worldwide, threatening nutrition and heightening the risk of malnutrition and social unrest. Staples like cocoa and rice have seen alarming price increases from 2022 to 2024, hitting low-income families hard and exacerbating inflation. These urgent findings come just ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit.