Supply Chain

Dutch Poultry Firm Plukon Takes Over France's DUC

Dutch poultry group Plukon has purchased DUC, a French counterpart, acquiring 97% of its shares. The group operates 13 EU sites – eight poultry sl...

U.S. Farmers Sow Smallest Winter-Wheat Acreage Since 1909

The planted acreage for winter wheat in the U.S. fell to the lowest level since 1909 as farmers from Kansas to Texas faced prospects for declining crop pri...

Booming Lentil Prices Are Back After Canadian Harvest Washout

The lentil market has gone from boom to bust, and back to boom again. In the middle of 2016, prices for the pulse crop had plunged from record highs on...

Cheesier Pizzas Rescue Dairy Prices As Americans Drink Less Milk

Americans love their cheese, but maybe not as much as dairy farmers do. Even after people cut back on milk use for decades -- a consequence of more drin...

Booker Group Sees Group Non-Tobacco Sales Up 4.8% In Q3

Booker Group, the UK’s largest food wholesaler, saw group non-tobacco sales rise 4.8% in the third quarter of the year, the 16 weeks to 30 December l...

Investment Needed To Boost Irish F&B Exports: FDII

Irish agri-food and drink export figures for 2016, released by Bord Bia, show a need for significant government investment, Food and Drink Industry Ireland...

Wholesale Prices In U.S. Rise For Third Time in Four Months

Wholesale prices in the U.S. rose for the third time in four months, boosted by increasing fuel costs that are pushing inflation higher throughout the econ...

Processed Cheese Brands Contain 50% Cheese: Slovenian Study

A Slovenian consumer group has analysed a selection of processed cheese slice brands and found that only roughly half of their make-up was real cheese, rou...