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A Taliban fighter stands guard as people receive food rations distributed by a Chinese humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan,
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Associated Press Oranjestad 527 3140
By FRANCES D’EMILIO let-up in the war unleashed haven’t targeted food ex- Based on current condi- Noord 527 3200
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Associated Press by Russia on its neighbor, ports, sanctions regarding tions, the situation does San Nicolas 584 5000
ROME (AP) — Food import the food security of import- Russian shipping and insur- “not augur well for a mar- Police Tipline 11141
bills will reach a record high dependent countries in ance for such shipping has ket-led supply response Ambulancia 911
this year and food markets Africa and the Middle East complicated logistics for that could conceivably Fire Dept. 115
are likely to tighten around could worsen. Russian farm exports. rein in further increases Red Cross 582 2219
the world, according to a Its forecast points to a “likely Spiking prices for agricul- in food process for the TAXI SERVICES
glum new forecast by a tightening of food markets tural production products 2022/23 season and pos- Taxi Tas 587 5900
U.N. food agency. and import bills reaching could call into question sibly the next,’’ the report Prof. Taxi 588 0035
The Food Outlook, issued a new record high,’’ said whether the world’s farm- said.q Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
twice a year by the Food Upali Galketi Aratchilage, ers can afford to buy them, Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
and Agriculture Organiza- an FAO economist and wrote FAO experts in mar- A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
tion, also found that “many lead editor of the report. kets and trade. That sce- Women in Difficulties
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less food” in imports. struggling with rising costs the report said. Some North American Airlines 582 2700
The report issued Thursday of production, especially American farmers are Avianca 588 0059
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cy noted that developing could trigger further in- which requires less nitrogen Surinam 582 7896
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