Chickpea shortage from Ukraine war, weather threatens hummus supply – Ukraine could not seed its total chickpea crop due to the war, removing 50,000 tons that usually reach Europe | I24news

Farmers are wary of a global chickpea shortage, a development that could severely impact countries that rely on the food plant as an essential source of protein and threaten supplies of the Middle Eastern dip hummus.
According to the Global Pulse Confederation, supplies of chickpeas could drop as much as 20 percent this year due to difficult weather conditions and the war in Ukraine impeding production.