Author: Joe Stonor

The arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry from France has sparked a class war in England.

This year’s El Nino is on track to be the strongest in at least 70 years, further increasing the likelihood of widescale disruption to global agricultural markets.

Wheat prices hit a three-year high as escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions in the Black Sea strangle exports from one of the globe’s most important grain-growing regions.

Prices fell for a third straight day after Iran and Oman discussed measures to temporarily reopen the strait.

Impacts on crops are widespread, ranging from modest declines in yields to severe harvest losses with crop failures likely in the worst-affected regions.

Impacts on crops are widespread, ranging from modest declines in yields to severe harvest losses with crop failures likely in the worst-affected regions.