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16.08.26 - 01:57
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"Won′t Be Short-Lived": JPMorgan Warns Next Global Food Crisis Could Erupt Next Year (ZeroHedge)
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"Won't Be Short-Lived": JPMorgan Warns Next Global Food Crisis Could Erupt Next Year
JPMorgan is the latest institutional research desk to warn that the next global food crisis may already be taking shape, driven by what its analysts describe as the "Five Ws": War, Weather, Warehousing, Water, and Waste.
In a new report titled Food Security Is National Security: A Compounding Storm, a team led by London-based senior global economist Nora Szentivanyi warned that disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz and the emergence of a potentially historic El Niño could weaken crop yields, constrain agricultural production, and keep food inflation elevated through the first half of 2027.
"Successive shocks since COVID have compounded, eroding food production capacity and keeping food price pressures elevated into 2027," Szentivanyi said, warning that "this is not a short-lived shock; it has reduced the likelihood of near-term disinflation, and the food inflation cycle i...
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15.08.26 - 09:18
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′A tax on being thin′: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs (The Guardian)
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Users need discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to make savings on their grocery spend after paying £1,200 for GLP-1s, analysis findsThe high cost of weight-loss medication is a “regressive tax on being thin” because the outlay outweighs any saving on food costs for all but the highest earners.Someone needs to have discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to actually save money after covering the £1,200 annual cost of GLP-1 medication, according to an analysis by the consultancy Baringa. Continue reading......
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14.08.26 - 19:48
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Samyang Foods Reports Strong Q2 Growth (AFX)
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SEOUL (dpa-AFX) - Samyang Foods Co., Ltd. (003230.KS) on Friday, reported revenue of KRW 770.3 billion for the second quarter of 2026, compared with KRW 553.1 billion in the same quarter of 2025. ......
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14.08.26 - 16:36
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How Extreme Heat Is Impacting Europe′s Energy Industry and Food Production (Bloomberg)
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Europe has already faced five heat waves this summer. The unrelenting hot and dry weather is driving deadly wildfires, disrupting energy supply, destroying crop harvests and depleting reservoirs and rivers. The fallout could erase almost all of the European Union's expected 1.1% growth in gross domestic product this year, according to analysis by Triodos Bank....
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14.08.26 - 14:18
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Cyclospora Outbreak Puts Food Safety to the Test (Bloomberg)
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A cyclospora outbreak and salmonella flare up are putting food safety and restaurants to the test in the US. It also caused consumers to cut back on eating out and food brands to take a closer look at their supply chains. Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick reports. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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13.08.26 - 15:16
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Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall (The Hill)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months ahead. The Labor Department's producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 4.7% in July from......
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