(Natural News) Soaring fertilizer prices all over the world are affecting rice farmers across Asia, threatening to shrink global rice production by as much as 10 percent. Nine out of the 10 top rice-producing countries can be found in Asia, and five of those countries are in Southeast Asia, which itself accounts for around 30 percent […]

(Natural News) Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows global food prices have gone up for a second consecutive month in September. The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 130.0 points last month, up 1.2 percent from August and 32.8 percent higher than in September 2020. The index tracks monthly changes in international prices for commonly […]