food prices

A consumer group has called for a widespread "pasta strike" across Italy in response to the soaring prices of this dietary staple, which have risen at a rate more than double that of inflation. In March, prices rose by 17.5%,...

An egg shortage is driving up the price of eggs for consumers across the US and other countries. The main cause appears to be a strain of bird flu which is threatening commercial flocks of chickens. Economists have also...

In Greece, food prices are generally more likely to rise than fall for consumers since retail prices are determined in accordance to the rate in which industry prices increase, with the difference being offset by the consumers paying more...

"Poor" Greeks are paying as much as "rich" Germans in order to put the daily food on the table, says a World Economic Forum report. The figures on food prices are compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, which...

Food prices keep increasing while household incomes are strikingly low, according to data recently published by Eurostat. The European statistical agency says that food prices in Greece have seen a general increase of 2.3 percent from last year, while the...

Greece is the second most expensive country in the European Union in dairy products and eggs, while other basic food items are above the average EU prices. Eurostat, the European Union statistical authority, released the 2015 figures on Wednesday, and data...

The prices of basic food items in Greece have increased up to 18% in one year, despite the recession and high unemployment, says a new study. The study was conducted by the Labor Institute of the General Confederation of Greek...

Despite the economic crisis, Greece shows the highest rise in food prices among the European Union's 28 member states, according to Eurostat. Figures released by the EU statistical authority show that food prices went up 2.9 percent compared to July,...