Weather and war straining world’s wheat supplies

Farm workers harvest wheat in Egypt. Photo: Getty

Celia Bergin, Keira Wright and Nayla Razzouk

Bad weather and war are threatening to keep the world’s wheat supplies under strain and reviving the spectre of rising food costs.

From soggy fields in western Europe to parched soil in Australia, and Moscow’s invasion holding back Ukrainian supplies, farmers face setbacks. That means global stockpiles will remain the smallest in almost a decade, according to analysts.