Tag: Food
WTO warns of ‘real’ recession risk in some major economies
In a small market town in Indonesia, a fruit vendor counts her dwindling daily earnings as the cost of imported rice climbs for the fourth...
Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions
For millions of families across Africa, the Middle East, and beyond, the weekly trip to the market has become a source of deepening anxiety. The...
European inflation soars to a record 7.5% on fuel, food costs.
LONDON: Inflation in Europe soared to another record, according to new EU figures released in a fresh sign. That rising energy prices fueled by...
Biden pledges new Ukraine aid warns Russia on chemical weapons.
For families in Ukraine, the war is not a summit agenda—it is a daily struggle for food, medicine, and safety. As President Joe Biden and...
Ukraine reports 300 dead in airstrike on Mariupol theater
Ukrainian authorities report 300 people killed in Russian bombing of Mariupol theater shelter, marking potentially deadliest civilian attack of the war. NATO officials condemn the strike as "unprovoked and barbaric."
Wheat Futures Jump 30% as Ukraine War Halts Exports
Farmers on five continents began the 2022 spring planting season staring at wheat futures that had jumped 30 percent since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24…
High energy costs trigger unrest in parts of Europe.
MADRID Spain: High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of Europe, with Spain deploying more than 23,000 police officers in cars and helicopters....
Russia-Ukraine war in the world’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens food supply.
BARCELONA, Spain: The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Who...
World food price index surges in May to the highest level...
FAO food price index rising for the 12th consecutive month. In May reaching the highest level since September 2011, due to non-stop increment in...
