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Rising food prices may prompt unrest in poor countries: WTO chief

WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that food price growth that's happening as a result of the situation in Ukraine may prompt unrest among undernourished people in poverty-stricken countries.

Top headlines: Rupee heading for all-time low, food inflation set to worsen

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India's food inflation set to worsen as Russia-Ukraine crisis intensifies

Among food items, the data shows that inflation in milk has risen from 2.73 per cent in January 2021 to 4.09 per cent in January 2022

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Food prices set to zoom on threat to shipments

Ukraine and Russia together account for more than a quarter of the global trade in wheat, as well as a fifth of corn sales

Food inflation risks balloon as prices of wheat to palm oil soar

Ukraine and Russia account for about a quarter of the global trade in wheat, a fifth of corn sales, and 80% of worldwide sunflower oil exports.

WPI inflation eases to 12.96 pc in Jan; food prices harden

WPI inflation has remained in double digits for the tenth consecutive month beginning April 2021.

Centre bans futures trade in seven agri commodities including soy complex

Crude palm oil clocked an average volume of around Rs 200 crore daily on the Multi Commodity Exchange

India's retail inflation rises to three-month high of 4.9% in November

Remains within RBI's target range for fifth month

Inflation cools in September, but inflationary pressure is building up

Crop damage, import constraints may cause vegetable inflation to spike; global commodity scenario is taking a toll on raw materials

Inflation cools down in September, but the pressure is building up

Crop damage and import constraints could cause food prices to spike; the global energy scenario is already taking a toll on domestic fuel prices

Rains, festive season, high fuel prices send veggie prices soaring

The Centre has claimed it is keeping tab on the prices and even announced that it has maintained a buffer stock to moderate prices and ensuring minimal storage loss.

Vegetable prices rise, barring potato and onion, shows data

Tomato prices, according to some analysts, are expected to go down as crop arrivals will increase in October

Commodity price surge deals stagflationary blow to world economy

Rising costs for households and companies are hitting confidence while pushing inflation faster than economists had expected only a few months ago

It's the government, not RBI, which will decide when to start tapering

Experts need to look at things that have a bearing on the forthcoming elections, namely, food price inflation and the output gap, especially in the industrial sector, which is important for employment

Food inflation spectre will haunt us in 2022, says Nestle India chief

Says 2022 going to be difficult year on higher commodity prices

From India to US, sharpest rise in food price since 1970s challenges govts

Global food prices were up 33% in August from a year earlier with vegetable oil, grains and meat on the rise, data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization show

India's WPI inflation rises to 11.39% in August on higher fuel prices

Snapping the two-month easing trend, WPI inflation rose in August and remained in double-digit for the fifth consecutive month. In July 2021, WPI inflation stood at 11.16 per cent

India's August WPI inflation quickens to 11.39% on higher fuel prices

Fuel and power prices rose 26.09% in August year-on-year compared with 26.02% in July, while manufactured product prices rose 11.39% compared with 11.20% in the previous month.

World food prices jump in August, cereal harvest outlook cut: FAO

On a year-on-year basis, prices were up 32.9% in August.

Soaring cost of food is forcing families to scrimp at the dinner table

Food prices in July were up 31 per cent from the same month last year, according to an index compiled by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization