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Food prices

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Singapore could face double whammy of rising energy costs and higher US tariffs

An oil tanker (L) refuels a container vessel docked at Pasir Panjang port terminal in Singapore on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
An oil tanker (L) refuels a container vessel docked at Pasir Panjang port terminal in Singapore on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

World food prices rebound in February, says UN agency

Rice prices edged up 0.4 per cent, supported by sustained demand for basmati and Japonica varieties.
Rice prices edged up 0.4 per cent, supported by sustained demand for basmati and Japonica varieties.

Is climate change making inflation worse?

There’s mounting evidence that more frequent extreme weather events do make some things more expensive
There’s mounting evidence that more frequent extreme weather events do make some things more expensive

Gulf food strategy tested as Iran war snarls shipping routes

Supplies are displayed on shelves at a supermarket, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana
Supplies are displayed on shelves at a supermarket, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

Basmati rice cargo stuck at Indian ports as Iran crisis hits flows

Disruptions in shipping routes threaten to raise freight and insurance costs, squeeze exporter margins and push up food prices in key importing nations.
Disruptions in shipping routes threaten to raise freight and insurance costs, squeeze exporter margins and push up food prices in key importing nations.

Fast food’s turndown sheds light on the US economy

Fast-food chains are seeing headwinds to their business model.
Fast-food chains are seeing headwinds to their business model.

Malaysia to implement toll discounts, price caps to ease costs during CNY period

Price controls would be enforced for nine days, from Feb 13 to 21.
Price controls would be enforced for nine days, from Feb 13 to 21.

Fewer women in Japan plan to give Valentine’s chocolate as inflation bites

Women traditionally give a box of chocolates to men, including their romantic partner and father.
Women traditionally give a box of chocolates to men, including their romantic partner and father.

Canada's Carney wins admiration globally but struggles to lower food costs at home

A person shops in a grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
A person shops in a grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Shrinking sales: US’ biggest shrimp supplier India, rocked by tariffs, seeks new markets

Shrimp accounts for two-thirds of India’s seafood exports, making the shellfish the backbone of Indian marine trade. 
Shrimp accounts for two-thirds of India’s seafood exports, making the shellfish the backbone of Indian marine trade. 

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