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Trump's 2024 Grocery Photo Op Becomes a 2026 Midterm Inflation Problem
Two years after Trump used supermarket staples as a campaign prop, food prices are still rising. Republican voters in sw...
EU Pesticide Plan Could Push Coffee and Citrus Prices Sharply Higher
Brussels is weighing a 'technical zero' residue rule for imports. New modelling warns of sharply higher coffee, citrus a...
Tesco's Booker Scale Turns England's Drought Into a Sourcing Edge
England's drought has hit wheat, barley and vegetable yields. Tesco's once-criticised Booker takeover gives it buying sc...
EU Zero-Tolerance Pesticide Plan Could Cut Food Imports 41% and Spike Coffee 332%
A new JRC analysis maps three scenarios for an EU clampdown on pesticide residues in imported food, with coffee, citrus ...
EU Pesticide Residue Plan Could Lift Coffee Prices 332% and Cut Farm Imports 41%
Brussels is weighing “technical zero” limits on banned pesticides in imported food. A Commission study says coffee could...
Food-at-Home Prices Fall in July, First Decline Since March
BLS data shows the first monthly drop in food-at-home prices since March, led by pork, dairy and produce, while annual g...
EU Pesticide Limits Could Push Coffee Prices Up 332% in Worst Case
Brussels wants near-zero residues of banned pesticides in imported food, but its own analysis shows coffee, citrus and E...
Global food prices climb to three-year high as grain supplies tighten
The UN's food-commodity index rose 0.6% in July, led by wheat, sugar and vegetable oils, with Black Sea attacks, extreme...
French Maize Harvest to Plunge 35% to Lowest Since 1980 as Heatwaves and Costs Bite
France’s 2026 maize crop is forecast at just 9 million tonnes, down 35% and the weakest since 1980, as farmers cut acrea...
Record-Low SOI Signals 'Very Strong' El Niño, Threatening African Economies
The Southern Oscillation Index sank to its lowest July level in four decades, raising the likelihood of an El Niño as se...
NYC's City-Run Grocery Plan Hinges on an ID Question — and a Lawsuit
New York City's plan for five city-run grocery stores with 30% discounts on staples faces conflicting reports on residen...
Japan Warned of 'Super El Niño' Risk: Heat Waves, Disrupted Typhoons and a 13% Food-Price Hit
Japan's weather agency confirmed El Niño on June 10, but scientists warn it could grow into a record 'super El Niño' — w...
Egyptian Wholesale Vegetable and Fruit Prices Show Mixed Trends on Friday
A snapshot of wholesale prices at Cairo's Obour market on July 31, 2026, reveals wide variations, with tomatoes and eggp...
Bank of America: Severe El Niño Could Spike Colombia's Inflation by 1.8 pp
A new Bank of America model shows a severe El Niño could add 1.8 percentage points to Colombian inflation, driven by foo...
Japan’s August food wave: 2,311 products set to rise as cost squeeze deepens
A Teikoku Databank survey of 195 manufacturers forecasts price hikes for processed foods, condiments and raw materials, ...
Kenya’s Inflation Rebounds to 6.5% as Transport Costs Remain Stubborn
Higher transport and food costs pushed Kenya’s annual inflation up in July, reversing a brief June slowdown and keeping ...
Egypt’s Poultry Industry Seeks Formal Commodity Exchange Listing to Tame Prices
Moves to list poultry on Egypt’s commodity exchange aim to boost transparency and protect producers squeezed by a 15-pou...