Peter Mandelson, EU trade chief, has warned nations that implementing trade barriers on food products will only exacerbate the situation.
Barriers drive investment away from the industry at a time when they are needed most.
Egypt, India, Indonesia and Vietnam have all taken steps to block rice exports and Argentina, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine have cut grain exports.
The Philippines and Bangladesh have both failed to fill recent orders, the 25,000t Bangladeshi order didn’t receive a single response.
