A woman shops at at wet market in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: EPA-EFE
From Malaysia to India, how are export bans on chicken, wheat, sugar affecting Asia?
- The recent moves by Asian governments to save their own food supplies have sent already inflated food prices soaring across the region amid the Ukraine war
- While protectionism lowers the threat of civil unrest, analysts say it may be ineffective in keeping prices of food staples low and could even hurt producers as buyers diversify
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A woman shops at at wet market in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: EPA-EFE