Rising oil prices threaten global food security

Name: Rising oil prices threaten global food security
Uploaded: 2026-04-06T16:14:11Z
Duration: 5 min 20 s
Description: Global food costs keep climbing, and farmers are feeling the squeeze. The U.N.’s FAO reports another jump in prices, while the U.S. exports phosphate fertilizers even as domestic shortages hit spring planting. William Burke, an agricultural economist, at The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, gives insight.

FOX LOCAL San Francisco · Apr 6, 2026 · 5m 20s

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Global food costs keep climbing, and farmers are feeling the squeeze. The U.N.’s FAO reports another jump in prices, while the U.S. exports phosphate fertilizers even as domestic shortages hit spring planting. William Burke, an agricultural economist, at The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, gives insight.

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