From handouts to trade rules, politicians are looking for ways to neuter the effect of surging costs. A demonstrator holds government subsidized bread during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, on Continue Reading
Some of the largest U.S. food distributors are reporting difficulties in fulfilling orders as a lack of workers weighs on the supply chain. Sysco Corp. , North America’s largest wholesale Continue Reading
Highlights Winter wheat crop area cut 9% in Russia Platts Analytics raises spring wheat crop by 2.1 mil mt Export prices rise more than 14% on month S&P Global Platts Continue Reading
Leading Russian agricultural agencies have sharply revised down their forecast for the country’s wheat output in marketing year 2021-22 (July-June), driving up wheat prices and indicating tight global supplies could Continue Reading
More than 2 billion tons of food goes uneaten around the world, almost double than previously thought, according to a new report. An estimated 2.5 billion tons of food was Continue Reading
For years, scientists have been warning that higher temperatures will reduce the bounty of farms around the globe: The National Climate Assessment forecasts smaller harvests in the United States. One Continue Reading
China’s embarked on a record corn-buying spree this year and some vessels have been delayed for as long as a month outside southern ports because of congestion, incurring hefty demurrage Continue Reading
Global food prices have surged by the biggest margin in a decade, as one closeh watched index jumped 40 percent in May, heightening fears that the inflation initially stoked by Continue Reading
As many of the world’s governments continue pushing to a greener future, the energy transition is colliding with another challenge facing the world as it struggles to emerge from the Continue Reading
A surge in food prices is deepening the pain caused by Covid-19 across the developing world, forcing millions into hunger and contributing to social problems that could lead to more political Continue Reading
