Food Prices,Global food prices Stories
The surge in global commodity prices comes at a time when Kenya’s inflation has also been on the rise, mirroring a trend that began in October last ye...
The record marks the fifth consecutive month of rising inflation since October last year.
The March edition of food security update by the World Bank shows a drop in the agricultural, cereal and export price indices by 8, 4 and 11 percent,...
A 20-litre container of vegetable cooking oil is currently priced at Sh4,850, while a 25-kilogramme sack of sugar is selling for between Sh3,600 and S...
Notably, core inflation, which measures the cost of living excluding volatile components like food and energy prices from the overall Consumer Price I...
During the month, Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, dedicating themselves to extra prayers and spiritual reflection.
Provisional data from the Kenya Revenue Authority and Central Bank of Kenya show food imports fell from a record Sh305.7 billion in 2023.
Ideally, when agricultural, cereal and export price indices increase, it often signals a rise in the cost of essential food commodities like grains an...
This seasonal spike, along with increases in prices of some food commodities and power, pushed up the country's inflation rate to 3.0 per cent in Dece...
Food prices also rose by 1.1% compared with 2.6% in September. October food prices were 27.3% higher than they were a year earlier.
The easing commodity prices, according to a majority of the respondents, has made it somewhat more manageable to navigate the increasingly high cost o...
The prices of 50kwh and 200kwh of electricity increased by 0.3 per cent and 0.2 per cent, respectively.
Inflation expectations in the next month pointed towards a general decline in prices.
Key stakeholders say the proposed law aimed at deciding the pricing of consumables will be counter-productive.
The additional spending was mainly driven by women and consumers aged between 26 and 35.
This paints a promising prospect for the general cost of living, which has been relatively high in the past two years, majorly hard-hitting developing...
Currently, the residents purchase a tomato at Sh20 from the previous Sh 5 while one cabbage goes for Sh110 up from Sh40.
The prices of spinach, kale (sukuma wiki), tomatoes, and Irish potatoes increased by 18.2 per cent, 15 per cent, 14 per cent, and 6.2 per cent, respec...
Several vendors selling fresh produce near her stall have closed their businesses due to the high costs of delivering fruits and vegetables from Kiamb...
Traders at Kongowea market in Mombasa attribute the price surge to the rainy weather, which has made transportation of commodities to the county chall...
Many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk, while in the north the economic crisis has forced people...
Dire conditions have sparked protests in several northern cities including Suleja near the capital Abuja, Minna in Niger State, and the economic hub o...
Onion prices have remained elevated over the past year due to a local shortage of the vegetable.
