Climate crisis causing food price spikes around the world, scientists say | Climate Crisis News

Report finds extreme climate events linked to price hikes for rice, corn, cocoa, coffee, potatoes and other food items.

South Korean cabbage, Australian lettuce, Japanese rice, Brazilian coffee and Ghanaian cocoa are among the many foods that have been hit by price hikes following extreme climate events since 2022, a team of international scientists has found.

The research released on Monday cites, among other examples, a 280 percent spike in global cocoa prices in April 2024, following a…