Price increases in June hit highest rate in more than a year, according to British Retail Consortium
Fresh food costs push prices to their fastest rise since May 2024
High food prices pile pressure on central bank and unpopular Ishiba government
Trump administration slashes $160mn from UN disease monitoring amid surging avian influenza outbreak
World Food Programme warns that some items have risen 1,400% since January’s ceasefire
Increase in price of essential items comes as retailers grapple with higher employment costs
‘Not optimistic to say the least’: world’s biggest food companies slash forecasts in expectation of slower spending
Soaring cost of protection using futures contracts prompts some groups to gamble on market stabilising
Tesco and Sainsbury’s preparing a fightback, as grocer turns to price cuts to reverse decline in market share
Poorer quality comes as disease-ridden trees produce bitter-tasting fruit that cost more
Grocery price growth highlights persistent pressure on living costs
Climate, disease and flawed regulation are squeezing coffee and chocolate lovers
Price of mince pies and turkey jump driven by energy crisis and supply chain disruption
Competition and Markets Authority says ban on discounting in the sector should be lifted
Increases signal grocery price pressures likely to rise further over the coming quarters
Let them eat CPI
War has led to private traders navigating black market and hiring armed guards to bring goods into strip
Consumer watchdog accuses Coles and Woolworths of ‘misleading’ consumers on prices of staple goods
Fears of an international hunger emergency after the Ukraine invasion proved unfounded
Beijing’s focus on industrial output keeps downward pressure on factory prices
Fears that price rises will spread across the rest of the world are misplaced
Small retailers try to keep trading in bombed-out wastelands
Shifting weather patterns are reducing crop yields and squeezing supplies, creating what could become a permanent source of inflation
Sector forecast to double in value over eight years but soaring inflation will erode families’ spending power
Poor harvests hitting production have forced up the cost of key ingredient
