Daily lifeOnion prices in India nearly double in a year as dal and cooking oil climb
Retail onion cost Rs 52.70 a kg on 16 October, 96% more than a year earlier, while tur dal reached Rs 131.06 and soybean oil Rs 168; potato is cheaper.
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AgribusinessFood prices will have to rise as climate hits harvests, says George Eustice
The former UK environment secretary said crop failures and farmers' need to invest will push prices up, and warned that an EU food deal could limit Britain's gene-editing freedom.
HealthUltra-processed label is a poor guide to a food's nutrients, US grocery analysis finds
An IFIC-commissioned NIQ analysis of more than 40,000 US grocery products found ultra-processed foods make up about three-quarters of sales and vary widely in nutrient density, while non-UPF products cost more on average.
AgribusinessWar, fertiliser costs and El Nino drought could keep food prices rising through 2027
Disrupted shipping, high energy and fertiliser prices and the risk of El Nino drought cutting grain output could push world food prices higher still; FAO's Food Price Index averaged 136 points in September, its highest since November 2022.
Market ManagementOnion prices drive India's food inflation to 7.7% in September
India's retail inflation rose to 5.5% in September from 4.8% in August and food inflation to 7.7% from 6.0%, with onion prices up 108.1% after a smaller rabi crop, Crisil Intelligence says.
Daily lifeHome-cooked thali gets 10% dearer in India as onion prices jump 89%
Crisil Intelligence says a home-cooked vegetarian thali cost 10% more in September than a year earlier and a non-vegetarian thali 6% more, driven by onions, rice, edible oil and cooking gas, with onion prices likely to stay high into mid-October.
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Inflation edges up to 8.34 per cent in September, food inflation at 7.22 per cent
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics figures put overall inflation at 8.34 per cent in September against 8.26 per cent in August, with food inflation at 7.22 per cent and non-food inflation at 9.30 per cent.
AgribusinessSouth African food inflation slows to 1.1%, yet a healthy diet stays out of reach
BFAP's latest brief with Absa Agribusiness shows food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation at 1.1% in August, yet a basic healthy food basket for a family of four cost R3,935, about 55% of a one-minimum-wage household's income.
Daily lifeCanadians trust farmers more, but food costs and misinformation worry them
The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity's tenth annual survey found 57% view the food system positively, only 40% think it is heading in the right direction, and 49% name food costs as a major issue.
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Irish food prices hold steady in September while energy costs climb 2.9 percent
The CSO's flash estimate puts annual inflation at 3.9 percent, with food prices unchanged on the month and up 0.3 percent on the year, but energy up 15.3 percent since September 2025.
Market ManagementUSDA sees US food inflation near its long-run average, with eggs falling
USDA's Economic Research Service forecasts all food prices up 2.9 percent in 2026, grocery prices up 2.4 percent and restaurant prices up 3.5 percent, with beef, fresh vegetables and seafood rising faster and eggs falling sharply.
Market ManagementNew Zealand food producers question plan to break up Foodstuffs' Pak'nSave
Growers and food makers warn that National's pre-election plan to force a break-up of the Foodstuffs co-operative's Pak'nSave business could raise supply costs rather than cut food prices.
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India sits on a record 4.5 million tonnes of pulses to hold prices if El Niño hits the crop
Government buffer stocks of pulses have reached a record 4.5 million tonnes against a 3.5 million-tonne norm, with chana, tur, moong and lentils to be released in a calibrated way if the rain-short kharif crop or the coming rabi season falls short.