Rappler's latest stories on food prices
Economic team urges agriculture dept to solve food supply problems
The government's economic team says the Department of Agriculture must improve farmers' productivity to bring food prices down
Rising food prices may worsen child malnutrition in PH
Rapid inflation and misconceptions on what to feed children would aggravate the 'very high' levels of child malnutrition in the Philippines, says UNICEF
[OPINION] Food for thought: Hungry for change
Please, before we say that we should not politicize food, consider this fact: literally everything we put in our mouths is political, and we haven't even started talking about sex
[OPINION] Can government deliver us from runaway inflation?
Half of the recent inflation can be explained by food prices alone. This is crucial since the poor spend a larger share of their incomes on food.
Philippine inflation rises to 4.5% in April 2018
Inflation reaches another 5-year high amid price increases for alcoholic beverages and tobacco; transport; as well as housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels
Inflation hits 3-year high of 4% in January
The government attributes the increase partly to the tax reform law, which took effect in January
Inflation slows to 3.3% in November amid lower food prices
A slowdown is seen in November after 4 straight months of rising prices
Higher fuel, food prices push PH inflation in October to 3-year high
The Philippine inflation rate of 3.5% in October 2017 is the highest since November 2014, when it registered 3.7%
Rising food prices push PH inflation higher in September
(UPDATED) Faster price increases are recorded for corn, fish, and vegetables, among others, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority
Inflation rises to 3.1% in August
The National Economic and Development Authority attributes the increase to higher prices of food transportation water electricity and gas
Inflation hits over 2-year high of 3.3% in February
February 2017 s inflation level is the highest since November 2014 but the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas says the figure still falls within its target range
Inflation hits 2.7% in January
Prices rise at a faster rate than at any point last year due to increases in oil transport housing and utilities according to NEDA
Inflation rises to 2.5% in November
The increase means the country s inflation rate is at its highest level since February 2015
DOF expects October inflation at 2.5%
Benign inflation will continue to support economic growth and steel the economy from external volatilities DOF Undersecretary Gil Beltran says
Inflation rises to 2.3% in September
The September figure – the highest recorded for the year so far – is still within the central bank s forecast of 1 6 to 2 4
Inflation slows to 1.8% in August on lower food prices
The relatively low and manageable inflation environment is expected to continue for the rest of the year says NEDA
Inflation 'steady' at 1.9% in July – NEDA
‘The steady inflation in July is due to slower increases in food prices which offset higher electricity charges ’ says Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia
Inflation rises by 1.9% in June 2016
The rising price of oil and the lingering effects of El Niño push the Philippines inflation up
Inflation up 1.6% in May, highest this year
NEDA attributes the increase to election spending and supply constraints caused by El Niño
Inflation up 1.1% in March
Higher prices are recorded for meat fish and eggs while rice prices continue to decline
February inflation dips to 4-month low
BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr says the February inflation outturn continues to support BSP s outlook of within target inflation over the next two years
Inflation eases in January, thanks to lower oil prices
Headline inflation slows down to 1 3 year on year in January from 1 5 in December 2015
Inflation kicks up to 1.1% in November
November s inflation is within the 0 4 to 1 1 forecast of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Inflation hits another all-time low
The 0 6 August 2015 inflation brings the year to date headline inflation to 1 7 below the target range of 2 4 set by the government for the year
July inflation to hit below 1% – forecast
An estimated 0 7 inflation rate is seen due to lower fuel prices slashed Meralco rates and decreasing food prices a finance undersecretary says
5 reasons why inflation eased in Q2
Adequate domestic supply slowed down price increases in most food items contributing to the continued easing of inflation in the previous quarter the central bank says
Inflation eases to record-breaking 1.2% in June
The latest inflation rate defies economists’ expectations that it would not go any lower than 1 6 the record for May 2014
Philippine inflation unlikely to go lower than 1.6%
Economists cite the good and the bad of inflation hitting a 20 year low
May inflation drops to 1.6%, lowest in 20 years
Sufficient supply of key food items lower electricity and fuel prices ease inflation NEDA reports
Preventing another food price crisis vital to ending hunger
More than 64 million are feared to fall into the hunger trap once another food crisis strikes
Inflation down 2.2% in April
Cutbacks in electricity food and fuel prices ease inflation in April
Inflation eases at 2.4% in 1Q 2015
Slower increases in food prices from adequate domestic supply ease inflation in the first quarter the central bank reports
'Drastic measures' needed to address food security
With food inflation taking its toll on consumers Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman says there is an urgent need to look into food security issues
Steep prices, Yolanda hike PH poverty incidence in H1 2014
The country s per capita income increased by 6 4 in the first half of 2014 over 2013 but this gain was eroded by very high food prices says NEDA
Aquino orders DOJ to build case vs garlic cartel
Malacañang s attention turned to garlic when its prices hit a high of P287 per kg in June 2014 – a 74 increase within a one year period
Palace: Gov't monitoring prices of basic goods
The Agriculture department says opportunistic traders are jacking up prices of chicken and pork in Metro Manila
Inflation picks up in April
The government assures consumers that it has put in place measures to keep inflation manageable
Junk food vs good food, what’s more expensive?
Eating healthy doesn t necessarily mean spending a lot of money We compared the prices of junk food to healthier alternatives
World food prices are steadying: UN
The UN s food agency says the trend was due to improved supplies and a recovery in global inventories of cereals
ADB on food security in Asia: No time for complacency
Crop productivity can be raised by harnessing existing technology on land and water use
What Filipinos do without when food prices rise
A Nielsen survey shows Filipinos can be flexible in their spending choices when the cost to purchase food escalates
March inflation ease slightly to 3.2%
The rate of increase of the price of goods and services eased to 3 2 in March from 3 4 in February
Global food prices fell 1.5% in November: UN agency
Food prices fall on sharp drop in the prices of sugar oils and cereals
Food prices easing but remain sky-high: World Bank
Global food prices have eased from their July records but remain very high putting more people in danger of hunger and malnutrition related disease the World Bank says
High food prices top UN agenda on World Food Day
Global food prices rose by 1 4 last month after holding steady for two months as cereals meat and dairy prices climbed the UN s Food and Agriculture Organization reports
Global food prices steady in August: FAO
FAO Assistant Director General Laurent Thomas however warned that 22 countries mostly in Africa are in protracted crisis and said the world must be prepared for food shortages
World Bank's Zoellick speaks on rising global food prices
The World Bank says global food prices have shot up roughly 18 20 as the global economy slowed down
