Global food inflation is expected to accelerate in coming months and persist well into 2027

Reuters reports that global food inflation is poised to accelerate in the coming months and persist well into 2027 as war-related shipping disruptions and El Niño-driven drought squeeze cereal supplies. In Jakarta, 63-year-old parking attendant Muhamad Yasin says rising prices have put food staples beyond his reach and led him to cut back on meals.