Staple Foods

Kazakhstan has strong trade links with Russia and its war in Ukraine is negatively impacting the economy and leading to high inflation. While skyrocketing international oil and gas prices is boosting the local economy, its usual outflow to the global…

Staple foods in Japan is set to grow in current value terms in 2023, largely driven by unit price increases due to inflation and increases in production costs. Although many manufacturers had already implemented price increases in 2022, the costs of…

Staple foods overall benefited from consumer purchasing power beginning to rise in 2023 as Indonesia’s economy started to rebound following difficult years during and immediately after the pandemic. Sales volumes were boosted by broadening consumer…

Staple foods saw high retail current value growth in India in 2023, on the back of favourable macroeconomic factors and changing consumer preferences regarding food choices. Favourable macroeconomic factors such as high GDP growth and rising median…

Staple foods has faced a challenging year in 2023, as many consumers in Hong Kong have shifted their spending from retail to foodservice. After three years impacted by the pandemic, consumers have been eager to dine out and experience travel, which…