Japan to release emergency rice reserves to fight runaway inflation
Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese government said Friday it will release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot ...
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After the party, Mexican agave farmers face tequila hangover
Zapotlanejo (Mexico) (AFP) - From George Clooney to LeBron James, American celebrities have cashed in on tequila's soaring popularity. But ...
Facing egg shortage, Americans bring chickens home to roost
Houston (AFP) - A Houston poultry supply company is selling chickens like there is no tomorrow, as sky-high prices for ...
US farmers say Trump let them down with spending freeze
Washington (AFP) - US farmers caught up in President Donald Trump's short-lived attempt to freeze all federal funding descended on ...
Soaring egg prices have US consumers squawking
Washington (AFP) - A resurgence of avian flu, which first struck the United States in 2022, is hitting chicken farms ...
Despite Trump, Mexico avocado farmers see no end of Super Bowl demand
Uruapan (Mexico) (AFP) - Despite Donald Trump's tariff threats, Mexican farmers working flat out to meet Super Bowl fans' appetite ...
In the English countryside, a pylon war looms
Witham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Standing by his winter wheat field on a plot of land where tall electricity pylons ...
Benin seeks home-grown cotton ‘revolution’
Cotonou (AFP) - Mathias Azonnoudo, a 50-year-old farmer in Benin, was taking a break sitting on a large pile of ...
The global forces sending coffee prices skyward
Paris (AFP) - Climate change, political headwinds and diverging market dynamics around the world have pushed coffee prices to fresh ...
World food prices dip 2% in 2024: FAO
Paris (AFP) - World food commodity prices declined by 2. 1 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the ...
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