Domestic Food Programs and Their Related Impacts on Retail Food Prices

1979 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Belongia
Keyword(s):  
Food Prices ◽  
Food Programs ◽  
Retail Food ◽  
Domestic Food

Global Food Commodity Prices and Domestic Food Inflation: Some Insights from Morocco

New Medit ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed EL GHIN ◽  
Mounir EL-KARIMI
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate Regime ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Consumer Prices ◽  
Floating Exchange Rate ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Food Inflation ◽  
Global Food ◽  
Domestic Food

This paper examines the world commodity prices pass-through to food inflation in Morocco, over the period 2004-2018, by using Structural Vector Autoregression (SVAR) model on monthly data. Several interesting results are found from this study. First, the impact of global food prices on domestic food inflation is shown significant, which reflects the large imported component in the domestic food consumption basket. Second, the transmission effect is found to vary across commodities. Consumer prices of cereals and oils significantly and positively respond to external price shocks, while those of dairy and beverages are weakly influenced. Third, there is evidence of asymmetries in the pass-through from world to domestic food prices, where external positive shocks generate a stronger local prices response than negative ones. This situation is indicative of policy and market distortions, namely the subsidies, price controls, and weak competitive market structures. Our findings suggest that food price movements should require much attention in monetary policymaking, especially that the country has taken preliminary steps towards the adoption of floating exchange rate regime.

scholarly journals Diet Quality and Food Prices Modify Associations between Genetic Susceptibility to Obesity and Adiposity Outcomes

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3349
Author(s):  
Hannah Yang Han ◽  
Catherine Paquet ◽  
Laurette Dubé ◽  
Daiva E Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Polygenic Risk Score ◽  
Polygenic Risk ◽  
Retail Food Environment ◽  
Retail Food

The role of the retail food environment in obesity risk is unclear, which may be due in part to the lack of consideration of individual differences in the responsivity to food cues. This cross-sectional investigation geo-temporally linked the CARTaGENE biobank (including genetic, dietary, lifestyle, and anthropometric data) with in-store retail food environment data to examine interactions between a polygenic risk score (PRS) for obesity and (1) diet quality (n = 6807) and (2) in-store retail food measures (n = 3718). The outcomes included adiposity-related measures and diet quality assessed using the 2010 Canadian-adapted Healthy Eating Index. A vegetable:soft drink ratio was constructed for each retail measure to assess the relative healthfulness of exposures. Generalized linear models adjusted for individual and neighborhood socio-demographic factors were used to evaluate main and interactive effects. Diet quality significantly modified the association between polygenic risk of obesity and body mass index, waist circumference, and body fat percent. A significant interaction was also observed between PRS and regular price of vegetables in relation to soft drinks on waist circumference. These results replicate previous reports of diet moderating polygenic risk of obesity and suggest that prices of low vs. high-energy density foods are an intervention target to address population obesity rates.

scholarly journals Is it possible to predict food retail prices? Evidence from Lithuanian market

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artiom Volkov ◽  
Mangirdas Morkūnas ◽  
Viktorija Skvarciany
Keyword(s):  
Econometric Model ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Food Retail ◽  
Monthly Data ◽  
Main Determinant ◽  
Budget Planning ◽  
Illicit Market ◽  
Retail Prices ◽  
Retail Food ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – the purpose of the article is to develop a model that could be used for estimating the level of the effect of the highlighted determinants on food retail prices. Research methodology – the study is based on the obtained monthly data of food retail prices that covers the period from 2016 I m. to 2018 XII m. (36 observations). Multiple regression modelling is used in order to create a model of food retail prices. Findings – the results provide evidence that the most influential determinants are the price of the alternative products and purchasing power. It also contributes to scholarly thinking, stating, that it is possible to predict the future retail price of a particular product. Research limitations – the limitation of the current study is that the proposed econometric model is sufficient for the Lithuanian market and ought to be modified if used in other countries. Practical implications – the development model allows to predict/forecast the food retail prices which are crucial for households budget planning. Originality/Value – the current study examines the main determinant of retail food prices. It laid a background for future researches, based on examining possibilities to forecast food prices. The research results contribute to classic economic views about market imperfections influence onto supply-demand equilibrium and unproductiveness of consumer illicit market.

scholarly journals Food prices in a pandemic: Global data show higher costs for nutritious food groups

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Bai ◽  
Leah Costlow ◽  
Alissa Ebel ◽  
Sarah Laves ◽  
Yurika Ueda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Nutritious Food ◽  
Price Indexes ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Retail Food ◽  
Global Data

Abstract The COVID pandemic has cut lives, livelihoods and supply chains, leading to price spikes for some foods and decline for others. We compare monthly retail food prices in up to 180 countries through February 2021, and find significant rises for more nutritious food groups with higher case counts. Prices by food group complement data on farm commodity prices and overall consumer price indexes, and can help guide policy for resilience and response to shocks.

scholarly journals Impact of Domestic Food Programs on Nutrient Intake of Low-Income Persons in the United States

1983 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Paul Chavas ◽  
Keith O. Keplinger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Food Programs ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Needy ◽  
Domestic Food

Domestic food programs in the United States originated in the 1930s, primarily in response to the needs of the agricultural sector. They served as a disposal mechanism for agricultural surpluses and were designed to stimulate demand. However, the nature of U.S. food programs has changed significantly during the last two decades. Out of a growing concern for the poor and the needy, their primary focus has become the improvement of the nutritional status of low-income families (Paarlberg, pp. 99-102.).

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