One solution to food price spikes – reduce waste (The Herald) 

The Herald (Illinois, USA) published an article that said, consumers should think twice before throwing out those last few pieces of bread, lightly bruised fruit, or milk barely beyond its sell-by date. Food waste and loss is a key contributor to sub-optimal diets, environmental issues and inflationary pressure currently gripping most countries in the world – some more severe than others. Food waste today means economic loss. “Food prices are going up around the world,” said Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division. “It could cause millions of poor people to fall into hunger or food shortages.” Vos and other food industry experts discussed the growing concern of food price inflation, malnutrition and widespread food waste and loss during an online panel discussion hosted by the Farm Journal Foundation. Recent issues accelerating food price inflation include the war in Ukraine, which could reduce global supplies of some commodities. Also published in Times-Republic (Iroquois County, USA), Lincoln Courier.