Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information Rows of sunflowers in a field near Polykastro A gauge of food-commodity costs was little changed in September the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday The slump from a record set in March 2022 should eventually help ease grocery inflation that has been rampant since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and there are signs of that already happening in some countries Farmers in two regional units of Central Macedonia are continuing their protests for a second day with tractors parked along roads and in squares 19 tractors are stationed at the Gypsohori junction including 20 at the Polykastro stadium and 9 at the Europos square Farmers are in ongoing meetings to decide the future of their protests they have not blocked roads or disrupted traffic The protests, which began Thursday are driven by rising production costs and inadequate infrastructure The Panhellenic Committee of Farmers at Blockades has demanded government action on production costs disaster protection and ELGA (Hellenic Organization of Agricultural Insurances) regulations Enter your information below to receive our weekly newsletters with the latest insights opinion pieces and current events straight to your inbox A freight train running the Gevgelija–Thessaloniki route derailed on Tuesday night near Polykastro an electric locomotive had been left in Idomeni due to a malfunction in its bogie system A diesel-powered train was dispatched to retrieve it and transport it for repairs excessive pressure was exerted on the railway tracks causing them to shift and resulting in the derailment Hellenic Train stated that there was no danger to the safety of its crew and that it is working closely with the relevant authorities to investigate the causes of the derailment sources cited by ERT indicate that the railway line serving international routes via Skopje is expected to remain closed for approximately two months for repairs all international routes will be rerouted through Bulgaria Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr