Sentences with phrase «food prices rose by»

Over the year, food prices rose by 4 1/2 per cent, with above - average price rises being recorded for a number of commodities affected by the drought.

This began in late 2007 when wheat - exporting countries, like Russia and Argentina, attempted to counter domestic food price rises by limiting or banning exports.

Not exact matches

Food prices measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics rose 0.3 percent in April, bringing this year's gain to the highest since a 3 percent increase in the first four months of 1990.

After stripping out prices for food and energy, which tend to be more volatile, prices rose by just 0.7 % in the 12 months to December — the lowest rate of «core» inflation since records began in January 2001.

Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes the more volatile energy and food prices, rose by 1.8 percent, also matching its growth rate in December.

Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes the more volatile energy and food prices, rose by 1.8 percent, also matching its growth rate in... Read More»

Overall, food prices were flat in the June quarter as sharp falls in fruit and vegetable prices were balanced by price rises for most other items.

Another important, although more temporary influence on inflation recently has been a large rise in the price of food, which was up by 1.8 per cent in the December quarter, and by 3.4 per cent over the year.

Food, beverage and grocery — Australia's largest manufacturing sectors — are set to be hard hit by rising gas prices and other pressures.

Under the new law prices will rise about 12 per cent for some food products, but that is not as tough as some had feared because it made no mention of preventing goods being mailed to China by shoppers in places like Australia or Hong Kong.

UBS analyst Ben Gilbert said retailers were responding to the shrinking pool of supplier funds by using fresh rather than packaged food and groceries to lure shoppers, improving their private label offers and using price «creep» (price rises that are not passed on to suppliers) to boost margins.

World food prices posted their biggest monthly rise for four years in June, buoyed by a surge in sugar and increases for most other edible commodities, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

Rising commodity and ingredients prices continue to hit the global food chain with US food giant Kraft the next in line to be hit by price pressures suggesting that despite reasonable fourth quarter figures, the soaring costs are...

Global dairy prices leapt up in January rising more than any other group of food commodities in the monthly Food Price Index, published by the UN food agefood commodities in the monthly Food Price Index, published by the UN food ageFood Price Index, published by the UN food agefood agency.

If food prices were to rise again, it is likely that there would be a decrease in the volume of waste produced by consumers in developed countries.

Analysts predict the average basket of food prices will rise by 15 % by June 2013.

Yet this island nation is also heavily dependent on food imports, and the combination of steep tariffs and rising world prices could prove difficult for policymakers once the impact is felt by consumers and business owners.

The fact that large pockets of people across the world are still living in extreme poverty is being exacerbated by rises in global food and fuel prices, as well as climate change.

, says that the Russian heatwave led to a hoarding of food supplies and price - fixing by speculators, which compounded food shortages and led to global wheat prices rising dramatically.

A high - ranking Indian official has recommended that citizens start eating rats to avoid rising food prices and safeguard the nation's stocks of grain, commonly eaten by the rodents.

«You should be there for it fully - hedged by having access to those stocks that benefit from rising food prices.»

U.S. inflation fell for the second consecutive month in September, driven down by plunging gasoline prices even as the cost of food continued to rise.

Meanwhile, medical costs are up by 57 %, while food and beverage prices have risen 36 %.

In a section of the paper citing analysis in «The World Food Economy,» a book he co-authored in 2007, Southgate concludes that a low growth scenario for population, leading to just under 8 billion people by 2050, could see a 26 - percent drop in food prices even with substantial rise in consumptFood Economy,» a book he co-authored in 2007, Southgate concludes that a low growth scenario for population, leading to just under 8 billion people by 2050, could see a 26 - percent drop in food prices even with substantial rise in consumptfood prices even with substantial rise in consumption.

As corn crops wither and food prices rise, this has resulted in a steady string of visits to Iowa and other sun - baked states by politicians, including both Rep. Paul Ryan and President Obama today.

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In contrast, the consumer price index — excluding food and energy — rose by 1.7 %.

The RUAF network was initiated in response to the needs identified by a group of representatives from 28 international organisations, including UNDP, FAO, IDRC, GTZ and CIRAD, that met in Ottawa (Canada) in 1994 and recognised the need to address the increasing «urbanisation of poverty» and growing urban food insecurity related to urban - rural migration, lack of formal employment, rising food prices, growing dependence on food imports, increasing dominance of supermarkets and fast food chains, and challenges posed by climate change.

Then follows a mention of the riots caused by food price rises in eleven countries in 2008 and 2010, referenced to

My aching sides — Ed] think - tank the Climate Institute found extreme weather events, caused by climate change, will lead to food price rises in the future.

Climate change threatens dramatic price fluctuations in the price of wheat and potential civil unrest because yields of one of the world's most important staple foods are badly affected by temperature rise.

Biofuel subsidies contributed to rising food prices, and their swift growth was reined in only when models showed that up to another 135 million people could starve by 2020.

Experts attributed the rapid rise in food prices to several factors including high petroleum prices, drought in Australia, a weak U.S. dollar, commodity speculation, and rising demand for grain - fed meat by China's rapidly expanding middle class.

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His talk, which was well received by the correspondents, was on why food prices may keep rising.

According to this argument, if U.S. farm production is used for fuel instead of food, food prices rise and farmers in developing countries respond by growing more food.

Peter's talk also highlighted the link between global temperature variations and food shortages and price rises, illustrating how the production of many staple grains will be reduced by climate change.

Despite the effect on future investment, the central government is reluctant to raise electricity prices because inflation, driven by rising food prices, is already straining social harmony.

Source: IMF On the heels of an ominous report on rising food prices by the FAO

«The world is entering a new food era, one marked by rising food prices, growing numbers of hungry people, and an emerging politics of food scarcity.

He also reserved criticism for the recently enacted energy law, which calls for a fivefold increase in biofuel production by 2022, stating that its promotion of corn ethanol would lead people to «starve to death in parts of the world» as a result of rising food prices.

«They are hurt by declines in agricultural productivity but the value of their farm output may rise due to higher food prices, increasing their incomes,» explained Ahmed, whose findings are published in Environmental Research Letters.

Most fundamentally, it involves the restriction of grain exports by countries that want to check the rise in their domestic food prices.

The core inflation rate, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, has risen by only 2 percent in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2005, and is expected to stay low through the first part of 2006.