Global food prices drop 13.7pc in 2023: FAO

[ad_1] PARIS: World food prices fell in 2023, with considerable declines for grains and oils as supply concerns eased, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. Overall, world food…

France announces more food price caps, takes aim at multinational firms

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Vietnamese exporters renegotiate higher prices for rice after Indian ban-traders

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Vietnamese exporters have renegotiated higher prices for around 500,000 metric tons of rice, two trade sources said, as global prices climbed to 15-year highs following India’s ban on…

What Asia’s top potato chip maker learned from a huge supply shortage | CNN Business

[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN  —  What happens when Asia’s biggest potato chip maker runs out of potatoes? Japanese snack brand Calbee had to learn the hard way. Extreme weather disruptions…

Italy may have dodged a ‘pasta strike’ but food inflation is still high. Here’s why

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An upcoming catastrophe

[ad_1] The recommendations we are going to discuss here may create unrealistic expectations from the authorities as we are stuck with useless governance and running down them for their worthlessness…

Options to address rising inflation

[ad_1] The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) is trying to check inflation through just one instrument, the interest rate, based on the theological belief that the issue is demand, ignoring…

Pakistan: the scourge of inequality

[ad_1] Wealth inequality in Pakistan is overwhelming. According to a World Inequality Database report, the top 10% of Pakistani households earn 42% of the country’s income, while the bottom 50%…

Ramazan amid unbridled inflation

[ad_1] According to a credible research, retail spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during Ramazan in 2023 is expected to reach $66 billion with inflation contributing…

World food prices fall for 12th month running in March

[ad_1] The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in March for a 12th consecutive month, and is now down 20.5% from a record high hit one year ago…