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Latest in Tag: food prices
Global food prices fell 3.7% in July : FAO
This drop is the sharpest monthly drop since last December, says FAOÂ
Food pricesâ inflation hinders hotelsâ efforts to enhance services: Tourism workers
The first week of October witnessed a peak in operating costs, especially due to the increase in food prices
Oil supply forecast to shrink next year
Cheap oil prices have been massively affecting global markets, from countries’ budgets to world food prices. Now the oversupplied oil market is in for a rebalancing as non-OPEC producers like the US and Russia cut back. Oil production from non-OPEC countries is expected to plunge next year – perhaps the steepest decline since the Soviet …
Cabinet poll claims 67% of Egyptians believe country is heading in right direction
Despite deteriorating security situation, the poll claims to find supportive public opinion
In Pictures: Feeding Egypt
The number of Egyptians who cannot afford âenough nutritious foodâ is increasing, one in five Egyptians suffers from food insecurity, according to a new report from international research institute Future Directions. Â Another study by the World Food Programme and the Egyptian government found food insecurity has increased to 17.2 % (13.7 million people) in …
Military looks to âease burdenâ of rising prices
Armed forces to provide food at discounted prices and bolster transportation system
Recession and high prices limit tradersâ preparations for Ramadan
Imran attributed the stabilisation of prices during the coming Ramadan season to the presence of large quantities of food stored by merchants who cannot unload them due to the current recession..
Food market slump
Despite a slump in the food market, prices of the basic food commodities are stable and items are available in large quantities.
Supply directorates provide goods to offset impact of political turmoil
A representatives from within the Al-Minya supply directorate, said the governorateâs bakeries possessed enough flour rations to last four days.
EFG Hermes: Sudden decreases in inflation throughout March an exception, not the rule
Financial group says current levels âunsustainableâ
Tourism in the news: Taxing takes toll on tourism
Additional earnings losses of up to 20% are expected for hotels by November
Food prices jump five per cent in 2012
Of the surveyed households, 43 per cent reported that they resort to sources of income other than one main job to meet their needs
Food prices have almost doubled in Syria, UN says
WFP has provided around 1.4 million people across Syria with food aid since September 9.
World food prices rise further, raising fears of unrest
By Svetlana Kovalyova and Veronica Brown / Reuters Global food prices rose in March for a third straight month with more hikes to come, the UN’s food agency said on Thursday, adding to fears of hunger and a new wave of social unrest in poor countries. Record high prices for staple foods last year were one …
Food prices to be even more volatile, UN says
ROME: Food prices are likely to become more volatile in coming years, increasing the risk that more poor people in import-dependent countries will go hungry, the United Nations said in an annual report on food insecurity published on Monday. Global food price indices hit record highs in February and were a factor in the Arab …
Securing food in volatile markets: From rhetoric to action?
By Stefan Tangermann Spiking food prices, and their impact on hunger, were finally given the attention they deserve at a recent summit of agriculture ministers from the G-20 group of major economies. However, while the action plan from their June 22-23 meeting in Paris contains much to applaud, it is also notable for some glaring omissions …
Food prices see pre-Ramadan spike in Egypt
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: As rates of imported and domestic raw materials increased by 50 percent, Egyptâs prices of sugar, yogurt, milk, coffee beans, nuts and meat are on the rise, also affected by the traditional pressure on food costs during Ramadan In Cairoâs posh district of Zamalek, Mohamed Roteb, manager of the meat, poultry, …
Arab ministers say agricultural cooperation key to food security
CAIRO: “The Arab region is facing serious challenges regarding self-sufficiency and food security,” Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture Amin Abaza said at a conference Wednesday. “Net trade in foodstuffs is now a staggering deficit of $20 billion,” Abaza said at the opening session of the first Arab Forum for Agricultural and Food Investment in Cairo. The …
UN food agency chief warns against cereal speculators
KHARTOUM: World governments and the private sector must bolster food output to thwart speculators who are pushing up the prices of cereals and other basic foodstuffs, the head of the UN food agency said in an interview. Speaking Tuesday on the sidelines of a regional conference in Khartoum of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), …
Warming could double food prices, say global experts
CANCUN, Mexico – Even if we stopped spewing global warming gases today, the world would face a steady rise in food prices this century. But on our current emissions path, climate change becomes the "threat multiplier" that could double grain prices by 2050 and leave millions more children malnourished, global food experts reported Wednesday. Beyond …