WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * By Chase Sova, Senior Associate (Non-resident), Global Food Security Program and Christian Man, Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Global Food Security Program When the Covid-19 pandemic struck early in 2020, fear began to mount around global food supply chains. Supermarket shortages in the United States--driven by panic buying and the retooling of supply chains from instituti  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 4 (TNSRes) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer leveled off after two months of sharp declines, down just 3 points to a reading of 134 in July. Both producers' sentiment regarding current and future conditions also dropped. The Index of Current Conditions was down 6 points to a reading of 143, primarily as a result of weakened principal crop prices. The Index of Future Expectations was down 2 p  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 4 (TNSOps) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Iran's groundwater depletion and food security crisis is an issue of global importance reflecting not only climate change, but also a pattern of policy mismanagement, according to an expert from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute, is available to speak to the news media about what it  more