Rural culture, fishing and food production are just some facets of a theme, environmental sustainability, which will have a decisive impact on the European future, starting from the next electoral round, in June. Circumstance dissected during the event “The first ecologists”, organized by the group of European Conservatives and Reformists (Ecr) in Pistoia, where Agriculture […]
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Because sugar will cost more
Extreme climate events, poor harvests and bioethanol. These are some of the factors behind the dramatic increase in sugar prices. The repercussions of this are already being felt in exporting countries such as Thailand and India, as well as in importing countries such as Nigeria; but they may soon spread to Italy and other European […]
Tusk’s advisor wants to increase VAT on food. ‘The 5% rate must return’
The VAT rate on food must return to 5%. – says Andrzej Domański, MP of the Civic Platform, advisor to Donald Tusk. – I believe that VAT should be reduced to 5%. The Polish tax system is largely based on VAT, and as a Polish state – if we want to be able to finance […]
Synthetic foods, Lollobrigida ad: “Italy is the first to ban them”
No to “synthetic” food. The Government’s bill arrives at the Chamber to prohibit the consumption of “in vitro meat”. Approved by the Senate last July (with the votes of the majority parties and Itália Viva), the text was published by the Council of Ministers with the aim of “guaranteeing the protection of human health and […]
Are you planning to market? Fruit and vegetables have fallen in price in Barranquilla
“The onion in a 32-kilogram package went from a price of $66,000 in the third week of October to a value of $54,000 today. The 24-kilogram box of tomatoes used to cost $105,000, now people can find it for $92,000. You can buy a kilo get lettuce for €1,800, previously it was €2,000,” he explains. […]
Eating a still-alive octopus and being strangled to death by a tentacle
An 82-year-old man in South Korea suffocated to death after swallowing the tentacles of an octopus he ate alive. It was actually san-nakji, a local delicacy, but it was ranked first among the most dangerous foods in the world. Local newspapers report numerous cases of death resulting from eating live octopuses, whose writhing tentacles become […]
Food prices have risen less than in the rest of Europe but the future is worrying
From the pandemic to the war in Ukraine: the past three years have been intense. On the one hand, disruptions in logistics chains, on the other hand, high energy prices and some products linked to the dynamics of the war between Russia and Ukraine (for example, corn and sunflower oil) caused Italians to shop. their […]
Inflation in the US remained stable in September
He further stated that the inflation Overall, it is down 60% from its peak in July 2022, at a time when unemployment has remained below 4% for twenty months in a row. “I will continue to fight for one economy from the center and from the bottom up, even as Republicans in Congress make reckless […]
Diabetes drug that lets you eat less scares supermarkets and food giants
People who use Ozempic and similar appetite suppressants have less food in their shopping carts. This situation worries both multinational food companies and large supermarket chains. The relationship between the use of the drug and the amount of food purchased was confirmed by a recent study conducted by the US chain Walmart. Other giants, such […]
Fast food “returns plastic to menus” under EU rules
Reusable cups that “disappeared” in restaurant chains despite paying two euros. If customers returned them they would get their money back, but people have a hard time getting into these habits, giving them up, or taking them home. Coming from the complaint chain fast food McDonald’s. The US company, along with many other companies, has […]