War and Weather Push Up Global Food Prices

Two countries called Russia and Ukraine are having a fight, and their fight is happening on the sea where big ships carry food.

The ships carry grains like wheat and corn, which are used to make bread and other foods.

Ukraine used drones to hit grain storage places in a Russian port called Novorossiysk, and both countries are attacking each other's ports and ships.

Because the ships are scared to travel, it is harder and more expensive to move grain around the world.

At the same time, Europe has been very, very hot and dry this summer.

That hot weather is hurting the crops, so farms are growing less wheat and corn than before.

When there is less food and it is harder to ship it, the price of food goes up.

Food prices have already reached their highest level in three and a half years.

Stores might charge more for bread and other foods made from grain.

This affects people all over the world, including families buying groceries.