The Canadian Dairy Commission, which oversees federal and provincial dairy policies, will proceed with another round of wholesale milk price hikes effective Feb. 1. The Crown corporation, which already introduced two price hikes in 2022—8.4 percent last February, and 2.5 percent last September—will have the farm gate milk price rise by another 2.2 percent starting…

PARIS—Spiralling costs for farm inputs like fertiliser could deter growers from expanding production and worsen food security in poorer countries facing record import bills, the United Nations’ food agency said on Thursday. An index of input costs for farmers was running at a record high and had climbed more steeply than food prices in the…