food prices

Extreme weather in Mexico and Florida, new tariffs on Mexican imports, and rising transportation and labor costs have combined to push U.S. tomato prices to their highest level in more than four decades, with experts warning that produce markets may face increasingly frequent supply shocks.

The Ulster Farmers’ Union is asking supermarkets to adjust prices to match rising production costs, saying that farmers are under more pressure and future food output could be affected.

Higher raw bean prices and adverse weather conditions push Brazil’s major coffee companies to raise prices in the new year.

When we need to compare the costs of fertilizers with the prices of the finished agricultural product, the best solution is to look at affordability indexes. As we know, numbers don’t lie.

Unusual heat went tough on farmers.