Food processors call for price spike as costs spiralFood processors have asked the Internal Trade Department to raise the prices of processed food by 5-7%
Stringent
bubble and seal measures to contain the spread of infections among industrial workers have delivered a heavy blow to food supply chains and resulted in higher costs in food processing
_______The impact of the pandemic ... has led to deepening food insecurity, with a rise in acute and chronic hunger and malnutrition.
"The outcome of this pandemic could result in an additional 140 million people forced into extreme poverty and the doubling of the number of people facing acute food insecurity to 265 million,"
due to the lasting effects of Covid-19, as many as 660 million people may still face hunger in 2030.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2162339/ensuring-a-well-fed-world