Mandarins: Prices fall due to soft demand and consumers spending less

'Prices are terrible this season, I think it’s just the economy.'

Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Hawke’s Bay marathon returns next month

Marathon entry prices rice at midnight on Thursday.

GDT: Overall steady result but cheddar takes a plunge

Not much movement on WMP and SMP, while cheddar plummeted 8.5 per cent.

Lamb: Low prices could lead to land-use changes for farmers

“There’s hardly any sheep and beef farmers breaking even."

GDT auction: Dairy prices up 2.8 per cent across the board

The latest GDT result is the first increase in the last three events.

Indian farmers pause protest after govt disperses march, offers new talks

Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their produce paused their protest on Wednesday after the government made a new offer to resume talks, hours after police fired tear gas and used water cannons to scatter thousands staging a march to Delhi. 

A Worrying Sign: US Wholesale Inflation Accelerated in January

On paper, the job market appears strong and wages are reportedly climbing, but Americans are still feeling a pull on their wallets as they struggle to afford basic needs such as energy, shelter, and food. US President Joe Biden even admitted last...

Fewer, older, poorer: France’s farming crisis in numbers

The protests sweeping across France have cast a renewed focus on the plight of farmers, a shrinking and ageing category at the mercy of volatile prices and grappling with a bleak economic outlook. FRANCE 24 talks to an economist and a unionist...

French supermarket Carrefour pulls Pepsico products over 'unacceptable price increases'

Supermarket chain Carrefour has stopped selling Doritos, Pepsi and other Pepsico brands at its stores in France, Belgium, Italy and Spain amidst a dispute over price hikes, an industry source said Friday. 

Katie Price panto slashes ticket prices days into show run after fans slammed ‘embarrassing’ performance

KATIE Price's panto organisers have reduced ticket prices in the wake of her receiving scathing reviews from some audience members.The former glamour

Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 4

GAZA -- Israeli warplanes bombed a school in northern Gaza City, leading to dozens of deaths and injuries, the Hamas-run health ministry said Friday. The ministry said that Israel bombed the Osama Bin Zaid School in the Al-Saftawi neighborhood,...

Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 16

BEIRUT -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday warned of learning disruptions in Lebanon in the coming academic year if teachers are not paid a "liveable wage." "The Lebanese government must prioritize mobilizing budget...

Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 16

BEIRUT -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday warned of learning disruptions in Lebanon in the coming academic year if teachers are not paid a "liveable wage." "The Lebanese government must prioritize mobilizing budget...

Waste reduction increases global food security but has limited environmental benefits: Study

California [US], July 25 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and the University of Colorado Boulder discovered that stronger control over food loss and waste does not result in better environmental consequences. In a paper...

Wheat prices soar as Russia bombs Ukraine's grain stores - BBC News

Wheat prices have risen sharply on global markets after Russia said it would treat ships heading for Ukrainian ports as potential military targets.Moscow has...

Oil prices dip amid profit taking

NEW YORK, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Crude oil futures prices declined on Monday as investors took profits following material growth in previous sessions. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for August delivery dropped 87 cents, or 1.18 percent, to settle...

Global fears over China’s struggling economy - BBC News

The US and China have begun talks to try to improve relations between the world’s two biggest economies.Bilateral trade is worth hundreds of billions of poun...

50 euros for all: One French town's solution to cost of living crisis

The town of Denain in northern France is handing out 50 euros to each of its residents, regardless of income, as a measure to combat rising inflation and soaring food prices. It is the second year running that the town, one of the poorest in the...

Oil prices soar after Opec+ announces surprise production cuts

World oil prices soared Monday after several top producers led by Saudi Arabia sprang surprise output cuts despite already angering the United States with a similar move last year.Crude futures surged almost eight percent at one stage, a day after...

UM consumer sentiment index falls in March

CHICAGO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers fell to 62.0 in the March 2023 survey, down from 67.0 in February but above last March's 59.4. The Current Index...

Deutsche Bank stocks sink

FRANKFURT, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The share prices of Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank (DB) plunged on Friday as concerns about the health of European banks are mounting in the wake of the collapse of banks in the United States. DB topped the...