By decision of the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Mr. George Georgantas, the emergency measures concerning ensuring the adequacy of agricultural products and food in order to ensure food security and avoid unfair commercial practices are extended. Specifically, the ministerial decision published in the Official Gazette (B ‘3236 / 24.6.2021) provides that the obligations […]
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The poor will pay more for less food, the UN warns
As a result of the war in Ukraine, food crises have worsened and by 2022 the “bill” to be paid by food-importing countries is expected to increase substantially due to the rising price of cereals and fertilizers, the Food and Drug Administration warned today. and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO). “Global food import spending […]
Spain: Bill provides fines for supermarkets and restaurants to reduce food waste
After France and Italy, the Spanish government today introduced a bill aimed at ending food waste and mainly imposing fines on restaurants and supermarkets that throw products in the trash. “In a world where, unfortunately, there is hunger and malnutrition, these issues weigh on everyone’s conscience,” said Agriculture Minister Luis Planas after the cabinet meeting. […]
Germany: Decline in food sales recorded in April
Retail sales have fallen sharply in recent times, with the food industry recording the sharpest decline, mainly due to rising inflation. According to the Federal Statistical Office, Germans’ incomes were 4.7% lower in April than in March – but in reality, if market prices are taken into account, the decline is even higher, at 5, […]
World food prices rose 23% in May
World food prices remained extremely high in May, despite a small drop for the second consecutive month after the March record, according to data from the relevant United Nations agency. According to Reuters, the price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which monitors the most traded food products in the world, moved to […]
The massive increases in products that triggered inflation
By George Lampiris Continuing upward trends are recorded in individual categories of goods as they are reflected in the Eurostat data for May. In particular, food continues its upward path with inflation at the level of 11% for the fifth month of the year that ended just yesterday and compared to the corresponding May last […]
Over 60 B2B meetings at the 8th Hellenic-German Food Forum
More than 60 B2B meetings between 6 German and 18 Greek companies will take place during the second day of the 8th Hellenic-German Food Forum, entitled “Sustainability-Extroversion,” cultivating “growth for agricultural products”, co-organized on 30 and 31 May , in Thessaloniki, at the Mediterranean Palace Hotel, by the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BASF […]
Vibrational increases in supermarkets are brought about by shocks and reduced sales in supermarkets
By George Lampiris Foods are in a rally of constant price increases, especially from the beginning of the year until now. However, this fact, in combination with the shocks and the increase of costs in the energy and fuel sector, have reduced the purchasing power of consumers, resulting in the contraction of sales in volume […]
G. Economou: The government is considering new measures for fuel
The possibility for new measures in the fuel market with the aim of dealing with accuracy was left open by the government representative, Giannis Oikonomou, through SKAI. As he mentioned about the fuels, they have been “under the microscope” of the government, as was the case with the energy, where many distortions were observed, measures […]
The turnover of the food market decreased at Easter
The total turnover of organized food retail (food stores over 100 sq.m., Mainland Greece & Crete, excluding the Islands & the discount channel) showed a decrease of 5.4% this year before Easter (24/04/22) , in relation to the corresponding last year (2/5/21). According to the measurement company NielsenIQ, all major product categories showed negative trends, […]