Tag: food prices
Labour’s partners now a liability
NEWS ANALYSIS: Consumers finally seem to be revolting in Norway. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) released a new public opinion poll on Thursday that shows the...
New butter woes spread cost cut calls
Norway's two largest non-socialist parties, the Conservatives (Høyre) and the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), think it's possible to cut billions in state funding for...
Farmers failed to meet Stoltenberg
Norwegian farmers, still furious over what they consider to be a poor state subsidy offer from the government, picked the wrong date in their...
Farmers in trouble after latest protest
Some of Norway's angry farmers gathered during the night and blocked the delivery of newspaper Sunnmørsposten from its printing plant at Breivika in Ålesund....
Farmers urged to demand more from their powerful cooperatives
Norway's frustrated farmers believe they have the support of most Norwegians, but there are signs that unconditional support is waning. Calls are now rising...
Tempers rise over bread and butter
A highly unpopular shortage of butter in Norwegian stores last fall and winter hasn't stopped farmers from now trying to produce a shortage of...
Angry farmers demand more money
Norwegian farmers, determined to not only preserve their state support but win much more, launched a series of protest actions over the weekend. They...
Farmers want 20 percent pay hike
The powerful organizations representing Norwegian farmers (bondelagene) have delivered a written demand for NOK 2.2 billion (around USD 386 million) worth of subsidies and other...
Food prices rise as border trade soars
Food prices in Norway rose again from January to February, reported state statistics bureau SSB on Friday. The news comes as legions of Norwegians...
Grocery branch probes high prices
Thousands of Norwegians cross the border into Sweden every day to stock up on groceries and other goods that are as much as 40...
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