India's decision to tax popcorn differently based on its sugar or spice content has drawn criticism from the opposition and sparked a reaction on social media, with two former economic advisers questioning the move.

The vegetable oil index jumped 7.5% above levels seen a month ago, driven by concerns over lower than expected palm oil output.

"A bumper kharif (summer crop) harvest is expected to lower food inflation in the coming months," the report said.

The event was part of a trend of young Chinese travelling on the cheap and spending as little as possible at a time of scarce job prospects, when wages are under pressure.

The world prices rose to the highest level in the past 18 months in October, revealed UN.

It was found that across 30 companies, the products sold in low-income countries scored lower on a star rating system developed in Australia and New Zealand than those sold in high-income countries.

The Guardia Civil force said that the chef rushed to a 72-year-old customer's table, shouting aggressively after hearing of his complaint.

From juicy chicken chunks and sausage rolls to bacon and tuna, Dutch butcher Jaap Korteweg offers it all. But there's a twist: None of this is made from meat.

The full year 2016 logged a 1.5 percent annual drop in the index

The detailed research into the contaminant - known as GE - was commissioned by the European Commission in 2014

Bakers are falling for rye, using the "it" grain in breads and pastries it is showing up in doughnuts, pie crusts and even croissants.

The $44 billion palm oil industry, under pressure in Europe after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk, has found a vocal ally in the food sector: the maker of Nutella.

Madhya Pradesh aims to raise production of pulses by 60 percent in the next three years to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieve his goal of making the country self-sufficient in the staple, the state's chief minister said.

Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030 than it does now.

Workers wearing masks and protective clothes gassed thousands of ducks in southwest France on Friday, in a massive cull that was ordered in an attempt to prevent a spread of the H5N8 bird flu virus.

The kudzu plant has played an important role in Japan since ancient times, it's Starches used to produce delicious dishes can be found around the world.

Health authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou have confirmed a new human case of H7N9 avian influenza.

U.S. officials are urgently seeking an agreement with South Korea that would allow imports of American eggs.

Ireland has found the H5N8 bird flu strain in a wild duck in the south eastern town of Wexford, the agriculture department said on Friday.

Restaurant chains Burger King and Tim Hortons plan to switch to chicken raised without antibiotics, making it the latest company to ditch the drugs over health concerns.