Global Food Price Index – Continues to Moderate Downwards

Global Food Price Index – Continues to Moderate Downwards Touch the Soil News #2044 (photo – FAO Logo) (Courtesy of FAO/Public Domain) The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) a division of the United Nations, keeps track of the global commodity prices, what nations have to buy food at from producers.  Back in 2022, global commodity…

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Vegetable Oils – The Leader in Food Price Inflation

Positive Future #872 (Feature photo – Soybeans and Soybean Oils – CCA 2.0 Generic, United Soybean Board) While basic food crops take top billing in our minds, you’re not quite there without vegetable oils. What would we do with lettuce greens and cooking our foods without vegetable oils? The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of…

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Food Banks and the Food Pandemic

Positive Future #762 (Feature photo – Food Bank Volunteers – Courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Inhabitat brings the story of how farmers are being hurt and destroying food, while Food Banks are experiencing record-breaking demand. Economic disruption in the food chain is playing a most risky game. You can read the full story here: https://inhabitat.com/the-farm-to-food-bank-movement-rescues-pandemic-related-food-waste/

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Food Prices – Unstable

Touch the Soil News #1539 (Feature photo – Fresh Vegetables – Public Domain, Leon Brooks) The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) has given comments on why world food prices continue to rise. Underlying drivers include the use of cropland for biofuels and the ever-growing demand for vegetable oils. The largest driver…

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