GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Almost all Afghans do not have enough to eat and a failing economy could tip Afghanistan’s increasingly dire situation under Taliban rule into catastrophe next year, the U.N.’s World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. … Read More
Food retailers throughout America, especially small or regional ones, are having problems getting food supplies that match anything they dealt with in the early stages of the pandemic. Shortages of labor, packaging materials and raw ingredients are making food & … Read More
As well as grocery stores, some restaurants are hiking up their prices, too. Sellwell/Getty Images Food prices will climb even further, the owner of supermarket chain Gristedes told Fox Business. John Catsimatidis predicted prices would climb by between 10% and 14% … Read More
Mr. Kim made his rare admission of looming hardship at a party conference – EPA North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told citizens to prepare for hard times ahead, following warnings from rights groups that the country faces dire food … Read More
FILE – This March 28, 2021 image shows tumbleweeds covering a sandbar along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As several states in the American West face intense drought, it’s shaping up to be … Read More
Some food prices could go up if costs are passed to consumer Three in four containers leaving Los Angeles to Asia are empty Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks Covid-19’s impact on trade. Sign up here, and subscribe to our … Read More
India only has 4% of the world’s freshwater resources despite a population of over 1.3 billion people. SaveWaterSaveCity.com and an NGO initiated by Rishi Raj Agarwal has taken an uphill task to create awareness among all people the importance of … Read More
In Yemen, at least eight civilians were killed and 13 others injured Thursday in an artillery attack on an industrial compound in the port of Hodeidah. Yemen’s Saudi-backed government blamed Houthi rebels for the deaths. The latest fighting in Yemen … Read More
The pandemic and its many travel restrictions haven’t stopped thousands of migrants from attempting the dangerous trip across the Mediterranean Sea this year. More than 1,000 have died at sea. AILSA CHANG, HOST: One group of people continues to take … Read More
A pair of reports from Department of Agriculture economists project a drop in American grain and oilseed production and overseas stocks on hand, prolonging a bump in commodity prices. The forecasts — monthly Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reports — … Read More