Food prices

Is carob the new cocoa? NUS researchers fine-tune carob as chocolate alternative

ST20251125_202536000629/ Hester Tan/ hscarob/ NUS created a sustainable alternative to chocolate, carob pulp by grinding and roasting creating 2 versions. Associate Prof Liu Shao Quan (left) and Mr Manfred Ku, PhD student from Department of Food Science and Technology, NUS at 2 Science Drive 2 on 25 November 2025

World food prices fall for third month in November, UN’s FAO says

Meat prices declined 0.8 per cent, with pork and poultry leading the decrease, while beef quotations stabilised as the removal of US tariffs on beef imports tempered recent strength.

Festive feasting: 16 Christmas meals from $15 to $300 and takeaway turkey treats

Peppermint's festive feast spread.

Food supply improving in Gaza since truce but long way to go, says UN

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City, August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo

Thai rice prices surge on major orders from China and Singapore

Thai Rice Mills Association president Banjong Tangjitwattanakul said domestic paddy prices have continued to climb despite the peak harvest season.

Trump talks up economy in meeting with McDonald’s owners, operators

US President Donald Trump reversed course on Nov 14 when he announced the elimination of duties on more than 200 imported food items.

High hamburger prices? White House blames Biden and migrants

Mr Donald Trump's advisers have been straining to blame the high cost of hamburgers, and anything else, on anyone other than the president.

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount

The order is part of a major push by Mr Donald Trump to address Americans’ growing concerns about persistently high grocery prices.

Turks drive hours to buy cheese in Greece and escape inflation

A piece of feta cheese being weighted and prepared at the Biologic farm of Giannis Panagiotidis in Stivos, a village near Thessaloniki, Greece.

World food prices fall for second consecutive month in October on ample supplies

A key index that tracks a basket of food items averaged 126.4 points in October from a revised 128.5 in September.

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