Indian Summer

It's the start of the summer, and India is experiencing heat waves. This year record temperatures come amid soaring inflation and rising prices, and the hot weather is already hurting farmers. Because of the heat wave, our crops have suffered due to the sudden rise in temperature. The water table has dropped. The great heat has decimated our crop yield by half. That is why new Delhi has banned wheat exports. It wants to put India's own food security first amid frequent supply chain disruptions and rising food prices, but the government has stopped short of an outright ban. India plans to honor shipment agreements inked before the ban, and they will continue to export to food deficit countries including Egypt and Bangladesh. But that doesn't supply much relief for major wheat importers. On Monday, wheat prices soared to a record high following the Indian government's announcement. And while neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka can continue to count on India for now, the question for their governments and others across the world is how they can feed their populations if food prices continue to rise.