For a while yet if in the future at all, pointing to an unstable global Food Supply Pressurised by the war in ukraine. Now the price of food in the uk rose by nearly 17. 5 in the year tojune, which was actually a fall from a high of just over 19 in the year to march, following an overall drop in the wholesale price of food which you can see here peaking when russia invaded ukraine last year. It has been trending downwards. But prices are still much higher than before the war and have started creeping up again. Lets discuss this with Kona Haque Head of reserach at commodities house ed and f man holdings. Good to have you on the programme. Do you agree with the Chief Economist at the Bank Of England that actually high food prices are here to stay . I think at least for the sure term we still have got some pressures that will keep prices elevated. The factors globally, the stocks, global stocks of the stocks, global stocks of the grains, the staples such as grains and oils, and sugar, the
Among the injured are at least 19 police officers, five rescuers, and a child. The head of the Donetsk Region said the strikes damaged a hotel as well as shops and administrative buildings. Meanwhile, ukraines Intelligence Agency announced that it arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against president zelensky. The woman was allegedly preparing a russian airstrike in the mikolaiv region during mr zelensky s visit to the area. Our ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse has more. So these are quite interesting allegations emerging from the southern mykolaiv region. Sources at the Security Forces have told us they have arrested a woman who is accused of travelling around the local area, taking pictures of Different Military sites, and sharing them with her russian handlers. But these are part of a string of allegations which include her trying to get hold of the itinerary of an official visit by president zelensky and trying to share that with moscow, which wo
More long lasting than expected. the bank of england warns higherfood prices may be here to stay. is this the end for remote working? video conferencing giant zoom calls its employees back to the office. and enhancing the fan experience. we take a look at the latest technology changing how we view sport. we are focusing on the top business stories. we start here in the uk and a warning from the central bank that our current high food prices may be here to stay. speaking to mps, the chief economist of the bank of england warned that the era of cheaper food was something we may not be seeing
Live from london, this is bbc news. more long lasting than expected. the bank of england warns higherfood prices may be here to stay. is this the end for remote working? video conferencing giant zoom calls its employees back to the office. and enhancing the fan experience. we take a look at the latest technology changing how we view sport. we are focusing on the top business stories. we start here in the uk and a warning from the central bank that our current high food prices may be here to stay. speaking to mp5, the chief economist of the bank of england warned that the era of cheaper food was something we may not be seeing