War drives wheat prices up again

The war in Ukraine is again driving up the price of wheat around the world. After it emerged that talks between Russia and Ukraine hit a dead end, fears of food shortages have been fuelled. Speculators have returned en masse after a short period of profit taking. On Easter Monday, prices in Chicago went up. The futures market in Paris had a day of rest due to Easter, but also picked up its upward trend on Tuesday 19 April. At the start of trade, €10 per tonne was immediately added to the pr