Shopper in a grocery store: global food prices hit a record high

A man in a tracksuit and a blue cap stands with a shopping cart in a supermarket aisle lined with shelves of grains, cereals and ready-to-eat breakfasts. The scene captures the everyday reality of consumers for whom soaring global food prices, driven by heatwaves, El Niño and the war in the Black Sea, are a heavy blow to household budgets.