Global food prices reach peak
EU: MEPs demand reforms to food commodity trading
The EU's laws on financial instruments should be reformed to ensure food commodity derivatives are only bought and sold by…
In the spotlight – the spectre of rising food prices returns
Global food prices are at a record high again, only two years or so after the last dramatic price spike…
DENMARK: Carlsberg slams “speculators” over food prices
Carlsberg's CEO has used an interview to criticise hedge funds for artificially increasing the cost of raw materials as concerns…
AUS: Queensland floods will help push up grocery prices, says retail chief
The floods in Queensland will lead to grocery prices rising as they follow wet weather elsewhere in Australia in recent…
GLOBAL: Food prices hit record high, says UN
Global food prices last month reached the highest since records began, exceeding the 2008 highs that sparked riots across the…
