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...“Addressing food insecurity is a national emergency,” said Ehiremen....
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...Farming groups have argued that the Environmental Land Management schemes risk reducing food self-sufficiency at a time when climate change and the war in Ukraine are hitting global supply....
...British government plans to require all meat and dairy products sold in the UK to be labelled “Not for EU” consumption will raise food costs, hit exports and deter investment in domestic food manufacturing...
...Meanwhile, in poor countries the climate crisis is causing food shortages and increasing numbers of people are trying to survive by migrating....
...The loser in this will be British consumers, facing higher prices for everyday foods and reduced choice,” he said....
...Wholesale energy and food prices soared last summer following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022....
...“We’re seeing a bit of a slowdown in the US, both the food category and the beverage category in [the fourth quarter],” he said on a call with investors....
...Driven by a fall in food prices, it was also lower than the rate of price growth in the US for the first time since March 2022....
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...Brussels has long resisted pressure from Poland and the Baltic states to restrict Russian and Belarusian imports, arguing that such a move could disrupt global food markets and hurt developing nations....
...If it can do so, El Fali and OCP believe Africa can “really become the breadbasket of the world, not only to ensure its own food security, but also to contribute to relieving the global food security challenge...
...She cites a soft January retail sales report which showed a slowdown from January to February; weakening survey measures of consumer sentiment; and lukewarm comments from executives at Kraft Heinz, Pepsi...
...Kraft Heinz is getting price, but only at the cost of falling volumes....
...Jakobsdóttir’s comments come amid concerns about food security in Europe as big agricultural exporters such as France and the Netherlands try to find ways to balance food production with the need to meet...
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