Global food prices on rise: WB

World food prices rose in the first quarter of the year for the first time since their all-time high in August 2012, driven by rising demand in China, drought in the United States and unrest in Ukraine.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Sep

Tobacco prices to rise, says lowassa

Chadema presidential candidate Edward Lowassa has promised Tabora residents that he will raise tobacco prices if he is elected. The opposition coalition flag-bearer also declared war on traders who are yet to pay tobacco farmers their outstanding arrears.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Jun

Petrol prices rise slightly

Retail and wholesale prices of petrol and kerosene increased effective yesterday while those of diesel fell.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Sep

Petrol prices rise marginally

Motorists will pay Sh1 more per litre of petrol in September as energy regulator announced the 0.05 per cent monthly increase effective yesterday.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Apr

Fuel prices rise by 5pc in one year

Even though there hasn’t been a public uproar over fuel prices in the country recently, statistics gathered by The Citizen on Saturday from the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) reveal a steady pump price increase over the past one year.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Nov

Inflation up in October on food, beverage prices

Swelling prices of consumer goods sent the rate of prices increasing (inflation rate) up by 0.2 per cent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced yesterday.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Nov

Inflation decreases as food prices fall

Tanzania’s annual headline inflation rate decreased to 5.9 per cent in October 2014, from 6.6 per cent recorded in September as the speed of food prices went down during the month, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Dec

‘Food prices too high for the majority ahead of Christmas’

>Residents here have complained against the increase in food prices in many areas ahead of end of the year festive season where prices of staple food doubled a week before Christmas.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Nov

RC forms special team to probe food prices in Arusha

A special committee has been formed to probe the recent hiking of prices of essential foodstuffs in Arusha, leading to complaints from members of the public.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

02 May

Mideast drought a threat to global prices

The Middle East’s driest winter in several decades could pose a threat to global food prices, with local crops depleted and farmers’ livelihoods blighted, UN experts and climatologists say.

 

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