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Countries start hoarding food as prices rise and covid worsens

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Covid-19 pandemic upended supply chains.Jordan has built up record wheat reserves while Egypt, the world’s top buyer of the grain, took the unusual step of tapping international markets during its local harvest and has boosted purchases by more than 50% since April.

Taiwan said it will boost strategic food stockpiles and China has been buying to feed its growing hog herd.The early purchases underscore how nations are trying to protect themselves on concerns the coronavirus will disrupt port operations and wreak havoc on global trade.

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