Cereal numbers: the fall in food prices

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<p>The worst predictions for costs have <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/08/22/against-expectations-global-food-prices-have-tumbled?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">not come to pass</a>, partly because Russia is selling plenty of wheat. But plenty of food-price woe may still await. We examine the <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/08/19/why-has-polio-returned-to-london-and-new-york?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">curious re-appearance</a> of the polio virus in the West. And the trials of “<a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/08/25/pink-sauce-and-the-fashion-for-homemade-food-in-america?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pink Sauce</a>” reveal the perils of being a cottage-food producer—or consumer—in the social-media age.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>