Insights and Stories on Food

U.S. FDA reported weighing CBD regulation in food, supplements

Dec. 27, 2022 at 5:07 pm CST

Reuters — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to make recommendations on how to regulate the use of popular cannabis compound CBD in food and supplements, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing agency officials. After weighing the evidence on the compound’s safety, the FDA will […]

French insect-based ingredients maker Ynsect to expand in North America

Dec. 13, 2022 at 7:34 pm CST

By Sybille De La Hamaide

Mexico to rework decree on GM corn, economy minister says

Dec. 7, 2022 at 6:03 pm CST

By Adriana Barrera Dave Graham

U.N.-backed investors set fresh targets in sustainable food shift

Oct. 27, 2022 at 8:40 am CDT

By Simon Jessop

Crop merchant Bunge raises full-year profit outlook

Oct. 26, 2022 at 8:35 am CDT

By Karl Plume

India allows exports of wheat flour processed from imported grain

Oct. 14, 2022 at 7:22 pm CDT

New Delhi | Reuters — India has allowed export-oriented units and the firms set up in special economic zones to export flour made from imported wheat, a government order said on Friday, conceding to the demands of food processors to allow shipments of value-added products. India will allow food processors […]

By Reuters

Haiti gang blockade causing catastrophic hunger, U.N. says

Oct. 14, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

Miami | Reuters — Haitians are experiencing catastrophic hunger because of gangsters blockading a major fuel terminal, U.N. officials said on Friday, with more than four million facing acute food insecurity. A coalition of gangs has prevented the distribution of diesel and gasoline for over a month to protest a […]

By Brian Ellsworth

Conagra tops profit, sales estimates even as consumers turn thrifty

Oct. 6, 2022 at 1:21 pm CDT

Reuters — Conagra Brands beat quarterly sales and profit estimates on Thursday, boosted by higher prices for its Marie Callender’s and Slim Jim brands even as consumer demand wanes under the weight of decades-high inflation. Global food companies have been increasing prices over the past year to shield profit margins, […]

By Granth Vanaik Mehr Bedi

Nearly a million people face starvation in hunger hotspots, U.N. agencies report

Sep. 21, 2022 at 2:47 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Nearly one million people in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen are starving or will face starvation this year in the absence of aid, as the global food crisis worsens, United Nations agencies warned on Wednesday. Local conflict and weather extremes remain the primary drivers […]

By Maytaal Angel

Produce prices spike in flood-hit Pakistan as food crisis looms

Aug. 31, 2022 at 2:31 pm CDT

Lahore | Reuters — Vegetable and fruit prices have soared in markets across Pakistan as devastating rains ruin crops and disrupt supplies, an early sign of how the worst floods in decades are creating food shortages at a time of financial crisis. Pakistan’s 220 million people are already facing rampant […]

By Mubasher Bukhari