Food

World food price index little changed in September despite sugar surge -FAO

ROME, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index was largely stable in September, as declines in the indices for vegetable oils, dairy and meat offset…

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World food price index falls back to two-year low -FAO

PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in August to a new two-year low, reversing a rebound seen the previous month, as a…

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France says some food retailers, producers agree to cut prices

PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - France's finance minister said on Thursday he had reached a deal with food retailers and producers to step up the fight against inflation, but he…

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Tomato price shock hits Indian restaurants, cheaper puree sales boom

By Riddhima Talwani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Many Indian restaurants are cutting back on tomatoes in their popular dishes and consumer companies are ramping up production of cheaper purees that…

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US beef cow herd falls to 52-year low

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are raising the fewest beef cows since at least 1971, government data showed as drought conditions whittled herds, likely boosting costs for meatpackers that slaughter…

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UK consumer group calls for government action on grocery prices

Competition watchdog to publish report on grocery prices Which? says supermarket prices have risen 25.8% in two years Some prices have jumped by as much as 175%, consumer group says…

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World food prices fall again in June – UN food agency

The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years, pushed down by a drop in the cost of sugar,…

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EU pork on a lean streak as higher standards drive up costs

EU pork output still falling despite record prices Producers wary of new norms, pig disease, volatile markets Analysts see longer-term decline in output, exports By Gus Trompiz PARIS, (Reuters) -…

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World food prices fall to two-year low in May – UN food agency

PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in May to its lowest in two years, as sharp falls in prices of vegetable oils,…

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French food groups agree to renegotiate prices – minister

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - France's food industry has agreed to reopen price negotiations with retailers early, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday after he put pressure on…

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With UK food price inflation at 46-year high, lawmakers launch probe

By James Davey LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - British lawmakers launched an investigation on Friday into the fairness of the country's food supply chain, seeking to understand why households are…

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World food prices fall for 12th month running in March – FAO

ROME, April 7 (Reuters) - 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…

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Somalia’s drought killed 43,000 last year, half under five

Somalia's ongoing record drought killed as many as 43,000 people last year, half of them children under 5, researchers said on Monday in the first attempt to estimate country-wide deaths.…

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ECB’s Villeroy: Agricultural prices should drop in June, easing inflation pressures

PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) - Global agricultural prices should go down in June which should help ease inflationary pressures regarding food prices, said Bank of France head and European Central…

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World food prices fall for 11th month running in February – FAO

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in February for a 11th consecutive month, and is now down 19% from a record high…

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Britain’s salad vegetable crisis its own fault, says former Sainsbury’s boss

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - One of Britain's most experienced retail bosses has blamed the country's current shortage of salad vegetables on a lack of government support which has meant…

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Britain’s salad vegetable shortage to last 2-4 weeks -minister

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Britain should expect to endure shortages of salad vegetables, including tomatoes, for a further two to four weeks, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister Therese…

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Britain faces tomatoes shortage

Disrupted harvests in Europe and Africa hit supplies Asda and Morrisons impose customer purchase limits Supply disruption expected to last a few weeks LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is facing a…

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North Korean food shortage seems to be worsening

SEOUL, Feb 15 (Reuters) - A North Korean food crisis appears to have deteriorated, South Korea said on Wednesday, as a newspaper reported that North Korea has cut rations to…

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Pizza got 16% more expensive in the EU last year

(Reuters) - The cost of store-bought pizza and quiche in the European Union grew in December by 16% from a year earlier, the bloc's statistics agency Eurostat said this week.…

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Malaysia’s egg shortage sets Indian hatcheries on path for record exports

By Rajendra Jadhav and Mei Mei Chu MUMBAI/KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) - India is set to export a record 50 million eggs this month, boosted by sales to Malaysia, where there…

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‘Dangerous’ Tunisian droughts threaten food security

Three years of drought have dried up Tunisian reservoirs, threatening harvests that are critical to the North African country's battered economy and pushing the government to raise tap water prices…

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World food prices hit record high in 2022

A surge in the cost of most food commodities last year, as the disruption caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine raised concerns of shortages, sent the U.N. food agency's average…

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Britain’s broken egg industry shows the price of food inflation

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - In Britain, the damage wrought by rampant inflation can be seen in the fate of the humble egg. With war in Ukraine driving energy…

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Food should not be treated as a financial asset – EESC

The global food price crisis has only been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. It is actually due to more structural and systemic problems in the commodities market, creating hunger…

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Lab-grown meat cleared for human consumption by U.S. regulator

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time cleared a meat product grown from animal cells for human consumption, the agency announced. UPSIDE Foods,…

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Food import costs rise to record in 2022, threatening world’s poorest – FAO

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Food imports costs across the world are on course to hit a near $2 trillion record in 2022, piling pressure on the globe's poorest countries…

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World food price index falls for sixth month in Sept -FAO

ROME, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index fell for a sixth month in a row in September, receding from all-time highs posted earlier this…

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World food price index falls for fifth month in August

PARIS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index fell for a fifth month in a row in August, further from all-time highs hit earlier this…

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Instant noodle makers ask Thailand for price hike after 14-year peg

BANGKOK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Instant noodle makers asked Thailand on Monday to allow them to charge more for their products to meet rising costs, potentially paving the way for…

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U.S. says Ukraine war making 40 million people go hungry, Africa to bear brunt

The United States' ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday said Russia's invasion of Ukraine will cause 40 million people to become food insecure and that sub-Saharan Africa…

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FAO says food prices fell again in July

LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index declined again in July, edging further away from record highs hit in March. The Food and Agriculture…

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UPDATED: Ukraine ready to ship grain, awaits signal for first shipment

ODESA, Ukraine, July 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine is ready to start shipping grain from two Black Sea ports under a U.N.-brokered agreement but no date has been set for the first shipment,…

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Dairy prices fall as weak demand outweighs tight supplies

July 20 (Reuters) - Global dairy prices are now trading at 10-month lows, as once resilient demand has fallen off, particularly from China where widespread COVID-19 lockdowns are taking a toll on…

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Half of Britons changing food-buying habits to cope with cost-of-living crunch

LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Almost half of Britons are changing what they buy to feed their families as they try to navigate a worsening cost-of-living crisis, according to survey data published…

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France to cut nitrites in food after agency confirms cancer risk

France said it intends to cut the use of nitrites in food after the national health agency confirmed they raise the risk of cancer, falling short of a full ban…

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Food prices fall in June, cereal output seen slightly higher, U.N. agency says

World food prices fell for a third consecutive month in June, but remained close to record high levels set in March, the United Nations' food agency said on Friday. The Food…

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World hunger rising as U.N. agencies warn of “looming catastrophe”

World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an…

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Canada to slap warning labels on sugary, salty and fatty foods

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Foods high in sugars, sodium and saturated fat will come with clear warning labels in Canada starting in 2026, the federal government said this week, in an…

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Food inflation tops 10% in May

In May 2022, the annual rate of inflation as measured by the HICP was 5.8%, up from 5.4 % in April 2022. The 12-month moving average rate for May stood…

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Ukraine’s besieged farmers fear war-time harvest ‘hell’

As 10-metre high mounds of sunflower meal smoulder among the blackened ruins of one of Ukraine's top agricultural terminals, farmers in this front-line region are scrambling to survive a harvest under…

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FACTBOX-Surging food prices fuel protests across developing world

(Reuters) - The war in Ukraine and drought fuelled by climate change has sent global prices for grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertilizer soaring. Rising prices for basic food staples is fuelling…

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FAO: Food prices dip in May, cereal output set to decline

ROME, June 3 (Reuters) - World food prices dipped in May for a second consecutive month after hitting a record high in March, although the cost of cereals and meat both rose,…

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FAO: Food prices ease slightly in April after record surge

ROME, May 6 (Reuters) - World food prices eased slightly in April after hitting a record high in March, but global food security remained a concern because of the difficult market conditions, U.N.…

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World Bank, IMF, WTO leaders urge quick action on action plan to address food security

The leaders of the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization and the World Bank called for quick work on a new action plan on food security to be prepared by…

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EU plans to counter Russia with food diplomacy in North Africa, Balkans

The EU aims to address rising wheat and fertilizer prices and expected shortages in the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East with "food diplomacy" to counter Russia's narrative on…

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Food prices surge to new record high in March, U.N. agency says

World food prices jumped nearly 13% in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the U.N.…

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Russia plans to ban sunflower seed exports, impose quota on sunoil

March 31 (Reuters) - Russia will ban exports of sunflower seeds from Friday until the end of August and impose an export quota on sunflower oil for a similar period to avoid…

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With Ukraine farmers on frontlines, U.N. food chief warns of ‘devastation’

The U.N. food chief warned that the war in Ukraine was threatening to devastate the World Food Programme's efforts to feed some 125 million people globally because Ukraine had gone…

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Ukraine’s new agriculture minister warns over global food prices, ends restrictions on corn and sunoil exports

LVIV, Ukraine, March 25 (Reuters) - Ukraine's government has lifted the requirement for export licences for corn and sunflower oil for 2021/22 season, the government website said on Friday. Ukraine has suspended…

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Ukraine war could lead to global food crisis, says French farming minister

PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) - The war between Ukraine and Russia, two of the world's top crop producers, could lead to a food crisis "on the global" scale, French farming minister Julien…

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Free-range eggs unavailable in Britain from Monday

Consumers will no longer be able to buy free-range eggs in the UK from Monday, with birds not having been allowed outdoors since November due to fears of avian flu…

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Germany to host G7 meeting on Ukraine invasion’s impact on food security

BERLIN, March 8 (Reuters) - Germany will host a virtual meeting of agricultural ministers from G7 countries on Friday to discuss the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on global food security…

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Food prices hit record high in Feb, U.N. agency says

World food prices hit a record high in February, led by a surge in vegetable oils and dairy products, to post a 20.7% increase year-on-year, the U.N. food agency said…

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France bans import of meat from animals on growth antibiotics

PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - France adopted a decree on Tuesday banning imports of meat from animals treated with growth antibiotics - a practice prohibited in farming within the European Union since…

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An international survey reveals the ‘crimes’ against Italian food

An international survey has revealed the top 10 crimes against Italian food. Italian cuisine is the world’s most popular, according to a recent YouGov survey, but what passes for Italian…

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World food prices rise in January and remained near 10-year highs

ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - World food prices rebounded in January and remained near 10-year highs, led by a jump in the vegetable oils index, the U.N. food agency said…

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