Huge food price rises for Africa
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African countries will pay 49% more for imported cereals this year, causing  "major global concern", the UN says.
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As from Monday the price of large loaves of Maltese bread rose by 2c, while that of small ones went up by 1c, as the bakers' market once regulated by a price order will be liberalised early next month.
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US consumer prices in October rose by their biggest amount in five months as households were faced with higher energy and fresh food costs.
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A four-day strike against fuel price rises in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, begins.
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Soaring energy costs and a surge in food prices contributed to a 1.7 percent rise in U.S. producer prices, the biggest gain in almost 15 years.
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The number of people facing serious food shortages in Zimbabwe is expected to grow to 4.1 million over the first quarter of next year, the Canadian ambassador to the African country said on Wednesday.
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Producer prices surged 1.7 percent in October, their sharpest monthly increase in nearly 15 years.
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John Vidal reports on why food prices are rising and the developing world is facing catastrophe
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Consumers face a jump in meat prices as farmers pass on the cost of surging animal feed prices, a report warns.
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U.S. producer prices shot up 1.7  percent last month, the biggest gain in nearly 15 years and  well above expectations, as energy costs skyrocketed and food  prices surged, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Consumers are set to face a jump in meat prices as farmers pass on the cost of surging feed prices, a report warns.
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Oil futures prices advanced to another record high yesterday as a strike began in Africa's largest exporter of crude, exacerbating global supply concerns at a time of strong demand and reduced output in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf of Mexico.
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Consumer prices rose by a bigger-than-expected amount in January, reflecting big increases in the cost of food and health care, the government reported Wednesday.
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Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate has soared to over 100,000 percent, weeks ahead of elections in the southern African country, according to official figures obtained by AFP on Wednesday.
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The price of gold hit a record high Friday as production ground to a halt in South Africa on the back of a spiralling electricity crisis the government has labelled a national emergency.
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The price of crude oil futures surged to new highs Monday despite assurances from Middle East oil producers that they were committed to bringing the price down as a strike began in Africa's largest exporter.
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Prices rise as raging blizzards continue to destroy crops and hamper transport network