ELZUBI to Sky News “Is the surge in wildfires only temporary?

The market does not have sufficient alternative sources to absorb the gap in the short term. This is a structural fragility in global food supply chains, not merely a seasonal incident. We are not talking about a passing price shock that can be absorbed within a single season.”

ELZUBI to Addustour: Jordan as an Advanced Model in Managing Food and Energy Security

ELZUBI further stressed that 70–75% of food costs arise after the farm gate, tied to transport and energy, underscoring the importance of integrating food, energy, and logistics security to stabilize prices and strengthen sustainability.

ELZUBI – Food Security in Jordan Advances with Confidence: Readiness Assessment Strengthens Success

Acknowledging this divergence leads to the key conclusion: readiness is measured by the shortest link, not the longest. In a scenario of port closure or severe congestion lasting three months, wheat and barley would comfortably withstand the shock, while sugar and vegetable oils would approach their limits. Hence the critical questions imposed by the readiness framework: What if ports are disrupted or unloading delayed? What if freight and insurance costs double within weeks? What if a single major supplier halts? How diversified are import sources for each commodity individually, not just for the basket as a whole? How long is the full cycle from tender to warehouse delivery? And what is the private sector’s actual financial capacity to finance additional stock if required? These are questions that months of sufficiency figures cannot answer, yet they determine outcomes in a real crisis.

ELZUBI on QBC – Food Price Index

The calm we observe today in retail prices is not a sign of market stability, but rather a natural time lag in the transmission of shocks across the supply chain. FAO commodity indicators have, since the first quarter of this year, pointed to rising gas prices, the suspension of Gulf urea exports, and the increase in agricultural diesel costs — all of which are driving food prices upward.