India considers lifting rice export curbs as supply improvesGlobal food costs ended 2022 roughly where they started despite a year of disruptions from the war in Ukraine and extreme weather. A spokes...
09 Jan, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
IMF's Kristalina Georgieva urges G20 leaders to 'allow trade to do its job'In prepared remarks delivered at the G20 leaders summit, Georgieva said that 345 million people in the world were now suffering from a food...
15 Nov, 2022, 10.52 AM IST
Rice price rise a concern as food inflation speeds up in IndiaConcerns around elevated wheat prices made analysts apprehensive of the chances of consumers shifting to rice in a bid to opt for cheaper f...
22 Jun, 2022, 09.53 PM IST
Food export bans in Asia prompt fears of more protectionismGlobal food supplies have been disrupted by not only the war in Ukraine but also by the coronavirus pandemic, recent bouts of extreme weath...
11 Jun, 2022, 10.46 AM IST
A global stock trader’s guide to navigating food protectionismProfit estimates of global exporters like Singapore-listed Wilmar International Ltd. and Hong Kong’s WH Group Ltd. are on the rise while po...
29 May, 2022, 09.32 AM IST
India's curbs on wheat and sugar exports spark concern that rice may be nextIndia’s curbs on wheat and sugar exports sent shock waves through global markets as it marked an escalation in food protectionism that’s se...
26 May, 2022, 04.04 PM IST
Food protectionism spreads with Malaysia poultry export banMalaysia will halt exports of 3.6 million chickens a month from June 1, and investigate allegations of cartel pricing, Prime Minister Ismai...
24 May, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
Food protectionism ramps up as Indonesia bans palm oil exportsThe move adds to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which plunged the global edible oil market into disarray. With food costs surg...
29 Apr, 2022, 08.55 AM IST
Cooking-Oil chaos exacerbates a looming world hunger crisisRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown the trade of sunflower oil into chaos and is squeezing already tight supplies of other vegetable oi...
24 Apr, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
Food protectionism is spreading as Hungary bans grain exportsProtectionist measures - which already picked up in recent years as the Covid-19 pandemic sparked worries about local supplies and high pri...
05 Mar, 2022, 11.48 AM IST
India may push exports via G2G trade for food productsWorried over a slowdown in exports, the government is looking to use India’s good relations with other countries to push up exports through...
17 Mar, 2019, 11.38 PM IST
Protectionism in all forms should be rejected: IndiaExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in her address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers here rai...
24 Apr, 2018, 12.32 PM IST
India rejects naysayer tag at WTOIn the same spirit of openness that is urged upon us, no one should ascribe a negative connotation when we say no on some issues, said Nirm...
20 Jul, 2017, 01.24 AM IST
- G7 finance ministers vow to avoid protectionism
Group of Seven finance leaders vowed to avoid protectionism as they seek to stabilise the tumbling world economy and financial markets.
14 Feb, 2009, 03.50 PM IST
- China, US agree on free farm trade
The United States and China agree on the need to resist protectionist farm tariffs even in the face of the world economic crisis, the US ag...
06 Dec, 2008, 05.26 PM IST
- Food crisis: UN to reveal battle plan
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was set on Monday to lead a concerted effort by 27 key UN agencies to tackle the growing crisi...
27 Apr, 2008, 08.40 AM IST
- Bold reform needed to tackle high food prices: IMF chief
Bold reform is needed to deal with the long-term problem of rising food prices, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-K...
21 Apr, 2008, 05.57 AM IST