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New Trend Report: How the global food crisis will impact the Middle East

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An Israeli army tank deployed on the border with the Gaza Strip creates a wall of smoke (R) to protect Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel. Getty

A global food crisis is well underway and, according to World Food Program chief David Beasley, it will be “beyond anything we’ve seen in our lifetime.”

The situation is all the more alarming for countries that have traditionally depended on imports of key staple foods to meet their needs. This goes for the Middle East and North Africa, where food accounts for 13% of the region’s total imports, compared to 9% in the European Union, 8% in Latin America and 7% in North America.

In our inaugural Trend Report, we're taking a deep dive into today's food security crisis and its implications for the Middle East. This data-driven report — along with other new reports and memos — are available only to PRO subscribers. Try us out with a 7-day free trial to see if it works for you.

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