Nearly six out of 10 Americans report they have had to cut back on the quantity or quality of food they buy because of increasing prices, according to The 2008 Hormel Hunger Survey, carried out by the...

The Rudd Government is seeking to abolish an 11 cents per litre levy on fresh milk, with legislation introduced to Federal Parliament yesterday. The levy was established by the Howard Government in 2000...

In spite of rising food prices Canadian manufacturers have been able to remain profitable, with innovation and size reductions among the methods to counter the issue. Seafood, fruit and vegetable processors...

A new Rabobank ‘Food Retail’ report finds consumer preferences for healthy, gourmet or convenient foods are being driven to extremes. Increased food prices could, however, heighten consumers’...

Creeping acquisitions are under the spotlight again as the Government promises reform to honour their election commitment. The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs,...

The Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) claims the Consumer Choice website has misleading information that gives free promotion for Coles and Woolworths and provides distorted information to...

Decisions by manufacturers to shrink product sizes in order to prevent price hikes have disappointed consumers, who instead seek larger package sizes with lower cost per serving. In more positive news...

Dairy farmers must be ready to take on the retailers if the latest round of supermarket milk price cuts threatens to damage farmgate prices, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) dairy board chairman...

Australian farmers’ capacity to boost global food security has topped the agenda in talks between the UN food agency chief and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke. Mr...

Ricegrowers, which trades as SunRice, has warned that prices of the food staple are set to rise in line with increases seen on the industry benchmark – Thai rice. The price of Thai rice has trebled...