Globally, 343 million people are acutely food insecure, a 10 per cent increase from 2023 Domestic food price inflation remains high in many low- and middle-income countries. Currently, 68.8 per cent of low-income countries experience inflation above 5 per cent, with rates also elevated in lower-middle-income (46.7 per cent), upper-middle-income[Read More…]
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EU agrees to extend trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine
The latest proposal by the European Commission to extend the measures until June 2025 included import caps on Ukrainian sugar, poultry and eggs to address the concerns of EU farmers EU negotiators have agreed to extend trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine for another year. The measures, which were first introduced[Read More…]
FAO Food Price Index dips by 0.5% in October
International quotations for rice, wheat, palm oil and pig meat decline The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined moderately in October, down by 0.5 per cent from September with the index for dairy products the only one to rise, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reported.[Read More…]
