No spike in food inflation likely as bumper wheat and rice production ensures stable supply, says Food Secretary. April 2025 ...

Global rice prices, which have tumbled to multi-year lows, are unlikely to fall further with top exporter India's currency firming, but bulging Indian stockpiles and a bumper Asian crop will cap any ...

Local challenges such as exchange rate fluctuations can further complicate the pricing landscape. When the South African rand ...

President Donald Trump has announced a 50% tariff on imported steel and aluminum, raising concerns about rising costs on a ...

U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in April as a surge in the cost of capital goods offset cheaper energy products.

President Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could hit Americans in an unexpected place: ...

Pakistan’s agriculture sector is grappling with a deepening crisis, which is likely to worsen in the coming years. The prices of agricultural commodities have been on a consistent downward slide in ...

The anticipated reduction is primarily attributed to a decline in global prices for fertilisers, fuel, and food, alongside the settlement of a significant portion of outstanding electricity and fuel s ...

Yet, for consumers, the inflationary pressures are there for all to see. According to a survey by this publication, the price of Kaiso rice increased from Shs2,500 to Shs3,800 per kilogramme.

There are complex reasons for the 36% increase in grocery prices in the last four years and that's unlikely to change any time soon ...

Food inflation in April accelerated sharply, reflecting a weaker rand, tight supply in several sectors as a result of poor rainfall in 2024, abundant rain in recent months and high feed costs that ...

In recent years, farmers’ distress driven by falling crop prices and rising production costs has been further compounded by ...