The impact on the countries imposing the bans are mixed. But for the rest of the world the effects are clear, and bad
, some food-exporting countries are shutting up shop. On May 23rd Malaysia banned the export of poultry. Earlier this month, India banned wheat exports. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute , a think-tank, at least 20 countries have imposed some sort of limit on exports since the war began. Taken together the restricted exports account for 10% of calories on the global market. The United Nations has urged countries to reconsider.
Yet it can be tricky to distinguish the effect of export bans from other factors, such as governments releasing stocks of food or even the weather, which affects harvests. There is some evidence that export bans can have the opposite of their intended effect. For instance, farmers may hoard their products until the ban is lifted.
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