Rising food prices deepen the woes of world's poorest

News Image

MG News | July 02, 2021 at 12:52 PM GMT+05:00

0:00

Jul 02, 2021: Global food prices are rising at their fastest rate in a decade, exacerbating the troubles of the world's most vulnerable nations as they struggle with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is worried that soaring prices could foment further social unrest in countries already mired in political turmoil.

AFP/APP

Related News

Name Price/Vol %Chg/NChg
KSE100 184,129.58
798.69M
-1.97%
-3702.50
ALLSHR 110,763.73
1,266.28M
-1.85%
-2087.96
KSE30 56,278.51
173.32M
-2.19%
-1261.46
KMI30 259,907.89
102.57M
-2.03%
-5380.16
KMIALLSHR 71,198.64
822.49M
-1.72%
-1247.03
BKTi 53,693.69
102.25M
-2.59%
-1425.61
OGTi 37,589.24
28.20M
-2.72%
-1052.27
Symbol Bid/Ask High/Low
Name Last High/Low Chg/%Chg
BITCOIN FUTURES 69,755.00 70,040.00
60,005.00
5960.00
9.34%
BRENT CRUDE 68.50 68.82
66.56
0.95
1.41%
RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY 90.00 0.00
0.00
-4.50
-4.76%
ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY 102.75 103.25
101.30
2.25
2.24%
USD RBD PALM OLEIN 1,071.50 1,071.50
1,071.50
0.00
0.00%
CRUDE OIL - WTI 64.13 64.58
62.20
0.84
1.33%
SUGAR #11 WORLD 14.22 14.30
14.14
-0.05
-0.35%

Chart of the Day


Latest News
February 06, 2026 at 09:31 PM GMT+05:00

Intermarket Securities appoints Khurram Bashir as Deputy CEO


February 06, 2026 at 07:30 PM GMT+05:00

SBP reserves rise to $16.16bn


February 06, 2026 at 07:17 PM GMT+05:00

SBP raises around Rs551bn in PIB Auction


February 06, 2026 at 07:04 PM GMT+05:00

Tributes paid to late SBP governor Dr. Shamshad Akhtar


February 06, 2026 at 05:30 PM GMT+05:00

Pakistan, Uzbekistan strengthen anti-corruption cooperation



Top 5 things to watch in this week

Pakistan Stock Movers
Name Last Chg/%Chg
Name Last Chg/%Chg