As the rate of food price inflation eases in the United States and Europe, analysts are warning of a new era of volatility in global food prices, ushered in by […]
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Back to news homeFood Prices Weigh on Seniors’ Savings, Health and Even Social Ties
“Food, for many older adults, is a way to bring family to you, and if you cannot afford it, you’re either not going to do it or you’re going to […]
G20 Leaders Meet in Bali as Global Economy Faces Multiple Threats
The Chinese description of the meeting suggested that those policies, and others meant to redirect American supply chains away from China, “completely violate the principles of market economy and undermine […]
Food Supply Disruption Is Another Front for Russian Falsehoods
When the Dutch government announced plans in June to reduce certain greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 70 percent, farmers erupted in protest, saying the move would in effect, […]
In an Unequal Economy, the Poor Face Inflation Now and Job Loss Later
The lease lasts only a year, however, and Ms. Clarke is worried about finding somewhere to live if it isn’t renewed. Even now, she is barely making ends meet: She […]
More Americans Are Going Hungry, and It Costs More to Feed Them
The first time Kelly Wilcox drove her 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan to the food pantry near her home in Payson, Utah, she noticed one thing right away that surprised her: […]
Economy Is at Risk of Recession by a Force Hiding in Plain Sight
This past week brought home the magnitude of the overlapping crises assailing the global economy, intensifying fears of recession, job losses, hunger and a plunge on stock markets.At the root […]
China Is the Next Worry as Food Prices Soar
PINGGU, China — From village to village, the wheat crops in China have been inconsistent this season.One field on the flat plains east of Beijing was patchy, with knee-high emerald […]
Trade Barriers From the Ukraine War Are Sending Food Prices Higher
In a speech last week, Janet L. Yellen, the Treasury secretary, said the pandemic and the war had revealed that American supply chains, while efficient, were neither secure nor resilient. […]
Ukraine War Threatens to Cause a Global Food Crisis
Russian and Ukrainian wheat is not easily replaced. Inventories are already tight in the United States and Canada, according to the United Nations, while Argentina is limiting exports and Australia […]