Food prices to surge further as farmers ditch fertiliser due to soaring costs
2 years, 7 months ago

Food prices to surge further as farmers ditch fertiliser due to soaring costs

The Independent  

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Economic Survey 2023-24: Extreme weather and crop damage led to hike in food prices; suggests removing food from price index
5 months ago

Economic Survey 2023-24: Extreme weather and crop damage led to hike in food prices; suggests removing food from price index

The Hindu  

Extreme weather, lower reservoir levels and crop damage have affected farm output and led to higher food prices over the past two years, the Economic Survey 2023-24 said on July 22. Removal of food from Inflation-targeting framework The Reserve Bank should stop looking at food inflation in deciding interest rates and the Government should explore giving coupons or direct cash …

Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here's why it might not feel that way
5 months, 1 week ago

Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here's why it might not feel that way

NPR  

Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here's why it might not feel that way toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America Grocery prices are no longer climbing as much as they did in the last two years — but many Americans are still frustrated by what it costs to put food on the table. Here are …

31%: The surge in food prices irking voters in the UK election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

31%: The surge in food prices irking voters in the UK election

Al Jazeera  

The cost of living is a key issue in an election expected to end 14 years of Conservative Party governance. While inflation has finally returned to the central bank’s target of 2 percent after hitting double-digit highs in 2022 and 2023, people are still paying much more for essentials, including food, than they were just a few years ago. Food …

Food inflation eases as price of meat, crumpets and chocolate biscuits fell last month, ONS says
8 months, 1 week ago

Food inflation eases as price of meat, crumpets and chocolate biscuits fell last month, ONS says

Daily Mail  

The pace of UK food inflation fell to the lowest annual rate since November 2021 in March, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show. Overall, prices for food and non-alcoholic drinks increased by 4 per cent in the year to March, down from 5 per cent in the year to February, the ONS said. The ONS data showed …

Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia’s war
1 year, 2 months ago

Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia’s war

Associated Press  

How do you cook a meal when a staple ingredient is unaffordable? At Nairobi’s major food market, Wakulima, the prices for onions from Tanzania were the highest in seven years, seller Timothy Kinyua said. Tanzania’s onion limits this year are part of the “contagion” of food restrictions from countries spooked by supply shortages and increased demand for their produce, said …

Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports
1 year, 4 months ago

Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports

Associated Press  

LONDON — Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after Russia pulled out of a wartime agreement allowing Ukraine to ship grain to the world, and India restricted some of its rice exports, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly …

Fertiliser company profits soared as food prices rose – report
1 year, 5 months ago

Fertiliser company profits soared as food prices rose – report

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a written response, Yara said that higher food and fertiliser prices were “not viable nor desired in the …

Brexit has cost UK households £250 in higher food bills, experts claim
1 year, 6 months ago

Brexit has cost UK households £250 in higher food bills, experts claim

The Independent  

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UK inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but food prices keep decline in check
1 year, 7 months ago

UK inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but food prices keep decline in check

Associated Press  

LONDON — Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level since the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, though elevated food prices meant it didn’t fall as much as anticipated. “The rate of inflation fell notably as the large energy price rises seen last year were not repeated this April, but was offset partially by increases in …

Price of food to replace energy as biggest cost-of-living problem – think tank
1 year, 7 months ago

Price of food to replace energy as biggest cost-of-living problem – think tank

The Independent  

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Are supermarkets profiteering from high food prices?
1 year, 7 months ago

Are supermarkets profiteering from high food prices?

Daily Mail  

Supermarkets are under fire from a top MP for 'profiteering' from record high food prices - but are the retail giants really lining their pockets at the expense of customers? But all of the big four supermarkets have seen their profits fall significantly compared to last year, with Sainsbury's seeing the biggest drop at 61 per cent. Falling 'big four' …

UK inflation: Why are food prices rising so much?
1 year, 7 months ago

UK inflation: Why are food prices rising so much?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But food prices increased to 15.7 per cent, the highest …

Is the supermarket milk price war a sign food prices could FINALLY fall from current record highs?
1 year, 8 months ago

Is the supermarket milk price war a sign food prices could FINALLY fall from current record highs?

Daily Mail  

Four supermarkets have slashed the price of milk this week, with the competition leading to hopes record food prices could finally start to fall. Talking shop: The price of supermarket groceries has soared, leaving households paying record prices for their weekly shop Tesco led the charge on Wednesday, reducing the price of a four-pint carton of milk from £1.65 to …

Food inflation surges to 12.4% amid predictions of ‘increasingly bleak’ winter
2 years ago

Food inflation surges to 12.4% amid predictions of ‘increasingly bleak’ winter

The Independent  

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UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise
2 years, 2 months ago

UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise

Associated Press  

LONDON — British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without gutting help for the nation’s poorest residents. “In today’s society, I find that completely unacceptable.” Hunt this week told the House of Commons that the government would …

Soaring rent, food costs keep US consumer inflation high
2 years, 2 months ago

Soaring rent, food costs keep US consumer inflation high

Al Jazeera  

The rising rent and food prices reinforce expectations that the US Fed will raise interest rates again next month. US consumer prices increased more than expected in September as rents surged by the most since 1990 and the cost of food also rose, reinforcing expectations the Federal Reserve will deliver a fourth 75-basis-point interest rate rise next month. The data …

Food inflation hits record level as prices rise 10.6% in a year
2 years, 2 months ago

Food inflation hits record level as prices rise 10.6% in a year

The Independent  

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It’s a tough time to be a republican right now
2 years, 3 months ago

It’s a tough time to be a republican right now

The Independent  

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UK food prices rise at fastest rate since global financial crash
2 years, 3 months ago

UK food prices rise at fastest rate since global financial crash

The Independent  

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The global threat to our food security
2 years, 3 months ago

The global threat to our food security

Live Mint  

Recent data on inflation suggests a softening of the trend of rising inflation in retail prices. While overall domestic food inflation has moderated, both rice and wheat prices have been showing an upward trend. Unproven, unregulated, facial recognition tech creeping in Why we must welcome Coldplay's climate play Hero Electric in talks to raise $250 million How Nifty's dynamic with …

Households face further food price surge as ‘dire’ drought conditions hit UK farmers
2 years, 4 months ago

Households face further food price surge as ‘dire’ drought conditions hit UK farmers

The Independent  

Households face another surge in the price of staple foods such as bread, potatoes and meat as farmers up and down the country warn crops are being hit by soaring temperatures and drought conditions. Wheat prices had begun to ease back after spiking to record-highs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but have risen 10 per cent since early July as …

How the Ukraine invasion, fertiliser and fuel crises and climate change combine to create a world hunger problem
2 years, 4 months ago

How the Ukraine invasion, fertiliser and fuel crises and climate change combine to create a world hunger problem

ABC  

The ripple effects of concurrent crises are leading the world on a path to crushing hunger — and the possibility of more war. "Wheat is a staple product in the diets of so many," Rabobank grains analyst Cheryl Kalisch Gordon says, "20 per cent of the world's calories come from wheat and in some parts of Africa and the Middle …

Food prices are soaring – but the worst is yet to come
2 years, 6 months ago

Food prices are soaring – but the worst is yet to come

The Telegraph  

Relief isn’t coming soon. That means food prices will push 20pc higher during the first few months of next year, predicts investment bank Citi, a result of the culminating effects of a global supply crunch. Minette Batters, head of the National Farmers’ Union, says production has become a “story of two halves”, with record cost increases majorly offsetting record prices. …

EXPLAINER: How did Russia-Ukraine war trigger a food crisis?
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: How did Russia-Ukraine war trigger a food crisis?

Associated Press  

LONDON — Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world” and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries. World food prices were already climbing, and the war made things worse, preventing some 20 million tons of Ukrainian grain from getting to the Middle …

How did the Russia-Ukraine war trigger a global food crisis?
2 years, 6 months ago

How did the Russia-Ukraine war trigger a global food crisis?

Al Jazeera  

Russia and Ukraine export nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley and more than 70 percent of its sunflower oil. Russia’s war in Ukraine is preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world” and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger, and political instability in developing countries. It really has added an …

Double whammy: Both farmers and consumers hit by high prices
2 years, 6 months ago

Double whammy: Both farmers and consumers hit by high prices

Associated Press  

ROME — Food import bills will reach a record high this year and food markets are likely to tighten around the world, according to a glum new forecast by a U.N. food agency. The forecast cited “soaring input prices, concerns about the weather, and increased market uncertainties stemming from the war in Ukraine,’’ which has seen millions of tons of …

100 Days of War: Amid Russia-Ukraine war, food security crisis only set to worsen
2 years, 6 months ago

100 Days of War: Amid Russia-Ukraine war, food security crisis only set to worsen

India Today  

Of the three food items — wheat, corn, and rice — which account for nearly 40 per cent of the world’s calorie intake, the production of two is set to fall slightly in 2022. While fall is expected to be marginal, the growing unaffordability of commonly used food items has pushed a large section of the population to the brink …

Rising cost of food will push more families to food banks, say charities
2 years, 6 months ago

Rising cost of food will push more families to food banks, say charities

The Independent  

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Deeply Rooted: The Rise Of Food And Fertilizer Prices : 1A
2 years, 6 months ago

Deeply Rooted: The Rise Of Food And Fertilizer Prices : 1A

NPR  

Deeply Rooted: The Rise Of Food And Fertilizer Prices Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images If you've gone grocery shopping lately, you might've noticed that the total on your receipt is higher than usual. That's according to a consumer price index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that was released this month. Harvest Media …

UK ‘unprepared’ for soaring food prices and shortages from Ukraine war
2 years, 7 months ago

UK ‘unprepared’ for soaring food prices and shortages from Ukraine war

The Independent  

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Meat in supermarkets, beer and wine in pubs – what is getting more expensive?
2 years, 7 months ago

Meat in supermarkets, beer and wine in pubs – what is getting more expensive?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Energy prices drove most of …

Iran raises prices of food staples, stirring panic and anger
2 years, 7 months ago

Iran raises prices of food staples, stirring panic and anger

The Independent  

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Food prices to remain high? How climate change, war are biting us badly
2 years, 7 months ago

Food prices to remain high? How climate change, war are biting us badly

India Today  

Food prices around the world, including in India, skyrocketed this year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Wheat prices hit a 14-year peak in March, and maize prices reached the highest ever recorded, the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems said in a report released last week. RISK TO GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY Climate change, widespread poverty and conflicts are …

Brexit has caused UK food prices to rise 6% as cost of living crisis deepens, study says
2 years, 7 months ago

Brexit has caused UK food prices to rise 6% as cost of living crisis deepens, study says

The Independent  

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UK ‘sleepwalking’ towards food shortages, farmers warn
2 years, 7 months ago

UK ‘sleepwalking’ towards food shortages, farmers warn

The Independent  

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Food prices are on the rise – and the global south will be hit hardest
2 years, 7 months ago

Food prices are on the rise – and the global south will be hit hardest

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly half of the world’s food …

Finance heads urged to boost fight against food insecurity
2 years, 8 months ago

Finance heads urged to boost fight against food insecurity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged world finance leaders Tuesday to “get concrete” as they look for ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the globe that Russia’s war in Ukraine has made even worse. “This threat touches the most vulnerable people the hardest — families that are already spending disproportionate amounts of their income on …

Will the war in Ukraine worsen global food shortages?
2 years, 8 months ago

Will the war in Ukraine worsen global food shortages?

Al Jazeera  

The UN is warning of a ‘perfect storm’ of crises for developing countries as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the flow of food, fuel and money around the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the flow of food, fuel and money around the world. Food prices are up 34 percent compared with last year, the highest levels ever …

Russia’s war in Ukraine worsens fertilizer shortage, risking world food supplies
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia’s war in Ukraine worsens fertilizer shortage, risking world food supplies

LA Times  

Kenyan farmers in March offload livestock manure from a truck that they now use to fertilize their crops because commercial fertilizer is too expensive. The result: European energy prices are so high that some fertilizer companies “have closed their businesses and stopped operating their plants,’’ said David Laborde, a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute. In the eastern …

Russian war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies
2 years, 8 months ago

Russian war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies

Associated Press  

KIAMBU COUNTY, Kenya — Monica Kariuki is about ready to give up on farming. The result: European energy prices so high that some fertilizer companies “have closed their businesses and stopped operating their plants,’’ said David Laborde, a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute. In the eastern Chinese city of Tai’an, the manager of a 35-family cooperative that …

Russia's attack on Ukraine may burn a hole in your pocket too, daily items' prices set to rise
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia's attack on Ukraine may burn a hole in your pocket too, daily items' prices set to rise

India Today  

Food prices are surging globally, including in India, as the war in Ukraine blocks crop supplies to push inflationary pressure on the consumer pocket. Taking cues from the global situation, the Reserve Bank of India today raised the inflation forecast for the current fiscal year by 120 basis points to 5.7 per cent. After easing to 4.3 per cent in …

Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions
2 years, 8 months ago

Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions

Associated Press  

ROME — Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month largely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the “massive supply disruptions” it is causing, threatening millions of people in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere with hunger and malnourishment, the United Nations said Friday. “There is, of course, a massive supply …

World Food Prices Surged to New Record High in March, U.N. Agency Says
2 years, 8 months ago

World Food Prices Surged to New Record High in March, U.N. Agency Says

News 18  

World food prices jumped to a new record high in March as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staples grains and edible oils, the U.N. food agency said on Friday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 159.3 points last month versus an upwardly revised 141.4 for …

Ukraine war disruptions send food prices to their highest ever
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine war disruptions send food prices to their highest ever

Al Jazeera  

World food prices hit an all-time high in March following Russia’s invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, a United Nations agency said on Friday, adding to concerns about the risk of hunger around the world. Russia and Ukraine, whose vast grain-growing regions are among the world’s main breadbaskets, account for a huge share of the globe’s exports in several major commodities, …

Russia Ukraine War: International food prices soar to record high levels after massive supply disruptions
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia Ukraine War: International food prices soar to record high levels after massive supply disruptions

India TV News  

Highlights Prices of grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month UN FAO said the war was largely responsible for the 17.1% rise in grains Russia and Ukraine together account for around 30% and 20% of global wheat and corn exports Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month …

UN food chief: Ukraine war’s food crisis is worst since WWII
2 years, 8 months ago

UN food chief: Ukraine war’s food crisis is worst since WWII

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. food chief warned Tuesday the war in Ukraine has created “a catastrophe on top of a catastrophe” and will have a global impact “beyond anything we’ve seen since World War II” because many of the Ukrainian farmers who produce a significant amount of the world’s wheat are now fighting Russians. He pointed to war-torn Yemen …

Gas rationing, food vouchers and hunger: Economic pain from Russia’s war is getting real
2 years, 9 months ago

Gas rationing, food vouchers and hunger: Economic pain from Russia’s war is getting real

CNN  

New York CNN Business — As Russian soldiers bear down on Ukraine, increasingly desperate Ukrainians are running out of food and medicine. Inside Ukraine, some towns have less than a four days’ worth of food, the aid agency Mercy Corps said Tuesday, warning that the humanitarian system in the country “is entirely broken down.” At least 70% of the population …

Fertiliser prices soar, leaving farmers struggling with cost of production
2 years, 9 months ago

Fertiliser prices soar, leaving farmers struggling with cost of production

ABC  

With fertiliser prices reaching never-before-seen highs and the cost of fuel soaring, Australian farmers are struggling to keep up with the cost of production. Key points: Fertiliser prices are at record levels Experts say it is due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and trade sanctions Russia is the world's largest exporter of fertiliser In the past week alone, the cost …

Food supply chains are ‘falling apart’ in Ukraine, UN warns
2 years, 9 months ago

Food supply chains are ‘falling apart’ in Ukraine, UN warns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Food supply chains in Ukraine …

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