Food price

FILE PHOTO: Farmers work in a rice field in Dala township, near Yangon, November 23, 2011. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
World+Biz

'Troubling' signs of Myanmar food price rises since coup: UN agency

The cost of fuel had risen by 15% nationwide since Feb. 1, raising concern about further food price increases, it said

The world will pay more for meat as food inflation deepens
Analysis

The world will pay more for meat as food inflation deepens

A customer wearing a face mask shops next to partially empty shelves of instant noodles section at a Carrefour supermarket, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Taipei, Taiwan March 21, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

World food prices fall sharply in March because of coronavirus, oil slump

Photo: Reuters
Economy

It's getting more expensive to eat, and economists are worried