food prices
Commodity Traders Helped Spark the War in Syria, Complex Systems Theorists Say
New math shows that financial speculation caused the spike in food prices that led to war.
Milk Prices Would Double in the US Without Immigrant Workers
Our milk supply would be totally, unequivocally screwed without immigrant workers. The complete loss of immigrant labor would cause one in six dairy farms in the US to shut down.
Egyptians Are Protesting the Rising Price of Meat Using Social Media
Formed to “fight price increases and exploitation,” the movement is hoping to drive prices down by bringing attention to the problem.
Norway Is Well-Aware That Its Food Is Too Expensive
Norway’s own Minister of Agriculture and Food has even declared that the nation’s food is “too expensive" after food prices have risen by more than 5 percent in just four months.
British Dairy Farmers Are Staging Cow-Led Supermarket Protests
Dairy farmers have taken to supermarkets across the UK in protest of the milk price cuts putting many out of business. These “trolley dashes” see farmers clear shelves of milk, with some even bringing cows along.
Eggs Are Now More Expensive Than Chicken
In case you've been sleeping through the latest avian flu outbreak, you might not have noticed that eggs have nearly doubled in price in recent months. And you know what that means? Eggs are officially more expensive than chicken meat.
Feeling Shat Upon by Regulations, French Farmers Dumped Manure on Government Buildings
On Wednesday, disgruntled French farmers fanned out across the country to call attention to their depressed wages. They made quite a splash, dumping tons of fruits and vegetables on Paris’ Place de la Republique and using tractors to spray manure onto...
How Will the Scottish Referendum Affect Food Prices?
History will be made tomorrow when the people of Scotland vote for or against becoming an independent country. But how would becoming independent affect day-to-day food prices?
Mitt Romney Says Free Enterprise Will Solve Conflict in the Middle East
Mitt Romney dropped by Bill Clinton's philanthropalooza to show off his bipartisan bona fides today. The presidential candidate, fast-slipping in the polls, took the stage at the Clinton Global Initiative to deliver a 15-minute speech praising the...