How inflation, climate change and energy costs are pushing up food prices

PBS News Hour - World

English - November 28, 2021 20:36 - 3.52 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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In the US, inflation is now above six percent, and globally, food prices are at their highest since 2011. Climate change, energy demands and inflation are causing shortages and driving up costs in some of the poorest nations. Wall Street Journal reporter Samantha Pearson joins Hari Sreenivasan from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to discuss the crisis. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders