Food prices fell in August as a strong supply of wheat, corn and other key foodstuffs helped to lower global food commodity prices, but risks remain for rice, the cost of which jumped after the introduction of Indian export restrictions, the Food and Agriculture...

Photo: USDA The monthly Food Price Index, which measures international prices for a basket of food commodities, fell for the seventh time this year despite a nearly 10% surge in rice prices, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization . Rice prices are at a 15-year...

Rice lays in a field in Mississippi County after being flattened by storms on Labor Day, Sept. 4, 2023. Ethan Brown, U of A System Division of Agriculture At a Glance Storm gusts, rain ‘pancaked’ rice in some places Farmers will need a few days to assess...