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Food Price Inflation

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UN Food and Agriculture Organization fears 'dangerous spike in food price inflation'
Protracted Strait of Hormuz crisis could turn into global agrifood catastrophe, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says
by Guest
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Protracted Strait of Hormuz crisis could turn into global agrifood catastrophe, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says
No comfort for consumers in May's Food Price Index with 12.1% annual rise
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Food prices continued to climb in May led by fruit and vegetable prices: Stats NZ
by Rebecca Stevenson
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Food prices continued to climb in May led by fruit and vegetable prices: Stats NZ
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Venerdi slices bread a bit thinner to combat rising costs
Auckland food manufacturer says some costs are coming down, but staffing is a battle
by Rebecca Stevenson
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Auckland food manufacturer says some costs are coming down, but staffing is a battle
Light at the end of inflation-tunnel for farmers, and NZ supermarket shoppers
Food prices should fall in 2023, but how can we prepare for more food-price shocks?
by Rebecca Stevenson
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Food prices should fall in 2023, but how can we prepare for more food-price shocks?
Price caps on grocery staples could have unintended consequences: Duncan Webb
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NZ won't follow France, UK in introducing grocery price caps: Commerce Minister Duncan Webb
by Rebecca Stevenson
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NZ won't follow France, UK in introducing grocery price caps: Commerce Minister Duncan Webb
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Government setting grocery prices would be extreme, but so is the need says duopoly opponent Tex Edwards
Countdown boss says 'don't break us up' while acknowledging Kiwis pay a 10% price premium over Aussies
by Rebecca Stevenson
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Countdown boss says 'don't break us up' while acknowledging Kiwis pay a 10% price premium over Aussies
Jerry Prendergast is president of industry group United Fresh
Importing tomatoes, letting avocados rot: the story behind those rising food prices
Left to rot or mowed down; why some NZ growers aren't bringing their crops to market at all
by Rebecca Stevenson
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Left to rot or mowed down; why some NZ growers aren't bringing their crops to market at all
A weekend Top 5: Copper, 'stablecoin' victims, why the global food shock could last years & more
Gareth Vaughan on copper's turn to shine, victims of a not so stable stablecoin, outing crypto scams, getting grain out of Ukraine & why the global food shock could last years
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan on copper's turn to shine, victims of a not so stable stablecoin, outing crypto scams, getting grain out of Ukraine & why the global food shock could last years
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Government talks tough on supermarkets
The Government is pledging to make supermarkets do wholesale deals with their competitors and is 'looking at' how to implement compulsory unit pricing on grocery products
by David Hargreaves
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The Government is pledging to make supermarkets do wholesale deals with their competitors and is 'looking at' how to implement compulsory unit pricing on grocery products
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Government coming under pressure to rein in supermarkets
The Government has indicated it might consider being more prescriptive with controlling supermarket prices than was recently recommended by the Commerce Commission
by David Hargreaves
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The Government has indicated it might consider being more prescriptive with controlling supermarket prices than was recently recommended by the Commerce Commission
Rates alert: Negative returns threaten
Rates alert: Negative returns threaten investors
by Alex Tarrant
Rates alert: Negative returns threaten investors
Inflation hits 18 year high,
Inflation hits 18 year high, but RBNZ still likely to cut OCR
by Bernard Hickey
Inflation hits 18 year high, but RBNZ still likely to cut OCR