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The new Grocery Code sets guidelines for retailers and suppliers, introduces a formal dispute resolution mechanism and may indirectly benefit consumers.
It helps to explain why falling inflation doesn’t necessarily ease pressure on household budgets.
Without market data, countries can’t address hunger and food insecurity.
While sanctions aim to punish regimes, they often punish citizens instead.
An expert digs into why the US public thinks inflation is so high.
Students in open, distance and e-learning institutions are under-researched when it comes to food insecurity.
History shows how devastating famines are and the lasting impact they have. Gaza is no different and a moral stain on those perpetuating it.
It’s not just Americans who will pay the price of more expensive imports.
With tariff threats looming over the grocery aisle, perhaps its time to rethink how Canadian supermarkets do business.
Gathering data on consumer prices and the products we’re really buying will become far more precise, giving a better picture of how we deal with rising costs.
Here’s some food for thought: Groceries are actually pretty cheap in the US, comparatively speaking.
Israel’s response to Iran’s escalation of the current Middle East conflict could cause oil prices to rise further in days to come.
Dairy farms are struggling to survive as production costs exceed sales. The result, consolidation, with more cows on bigger farms, has an impact on communities and knowing where your food comes from.
Healthy eating is increasingly out of reach for struggling families. Since 2014, prices on fruit and vegetables have increased by around 45%, while processed foods have seen just a 14% rise.
Rising food costs mean more people are turning to the black market to feed themselves – but this has consequences for business and consumers.
Without a clear picture of the actual drivers affecting food prices, we lack the necessary information for developing policies that protect the rights and well-being of Canadians.
UK inflation fell to 2.3% in the year to April – but it doesn’t necessarily mean the squeeze on household finances is to end.
Here are some cheaper, healthy alternatives to olive oil.
Branding experts have long used visual cues to communicate with consumers – but the rising cost of living is changing the nature of their messaging.
Top contributors
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Professor of Economics, Centre for Competition, Regulation & Economic Development, UJ, and at SOAS University of London; advisor Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
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Professor of Agricultural Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Associate Professor, Supply Chain Analytics, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, Covenant University
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth
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Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
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PhD Student, Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University
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Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Environmental Studies, St. Thomas University (Canada)
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Professor of Food Policy, City St George's, University of London