Food prices

Meiji, Morinaga and more: Japan puts the heat on suspected ice-cream cartel

This illustrative picture shows ice cream in a convenience store in Tokyo on June 17, 2026. Summer is coming, a boom time for ice cream makers, but Japanese authorities have raided six major firms on suspicion of colluding to raise prices. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Trump’s support in rural America slips as fuel and food prices climb, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

US President Donald Trump's approval rating among rural Americans dropped in June to a new low of 50 per cent, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Ordering extra sauce in your McDonald’s burger? It will now cost you 30 cents

McDonald’s had previously started charging for additional condiments from Jan 2, 2025.

Will the great whey shortage change how we eat?

The writer finds it dispiriting that humanity is moving away from the simplicity of ricotta and real food to extracted protein.

Govt ready to help hawkers if needed, watching impact of rising costs on food prices: Grace Fu

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu (foreground, second from right) and Sembawang GRC MP Gabriel Lam (foreground, centre) launching a support scheme called Brew Specials at 313 KPT coffeeshop at Block 313A Sembawang Drive on June 6.

World food prices slip in May, still near 3-year high, FAO says

An employee uses a skid-steer loader to push stored corn imported from Brazil to load a tractor trailer at a warehouse in the terminal port of Portimex in Tuxpan, in Veracruz state, Mexico February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, UN World Food Programme says

Households in Afghanistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka are among the most seriously affected and face mounting pressure due to higher fuel costs, food price spikes, income losses and disrupted trade.

US races to contain flesh-eating parasite screwworm, reports no further cases

Once the eggs of a screwworm hatch, hundreds of larvae will burrow through living flesh with their sharp mouths, eventually killing the host if left untreated.

How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices

Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in wounds on any warm-blooded animal. Livestock and wild animals are usually the victims.

Phoon Huat freezes prices of at least 100 essential products in June

The price freeze applies at all RedMan and Phoon Huat retail stores islandwide.

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