Supply Chain

FrieslandCampina Buys Hungarian Dairy Plant

Hungarian dairy company Alföldi Tej has agreed to sell a Debrecen-based production facility to FrieslandCampina Hungary. In a statement, Fries...

Thailand Raises Sugar Cane Forecast as Rice Farmers Switch Crops

Sugar cane output in Thailand, the world’s second-biggest exporter of the sweetener, will be higher than the government previously estimated after ri...

US Forced to Import Corn from Romania on Organics Demand

A growing demand for organics, and the near-total reliance by US farmers on genetically modified corn and soybeans, is driving a surge in imports from othe...

Kuehne & Nagel Profit Growth Halted By Swiss-Franc Appreciation

Kuehne & Nagel International AG’s first-quarter operating profit failed to grow, as the Swiss franc’s gains on currency markets weighed...

Sugar Giant Expects Bitter Financial Year

Agrana, Central Europe's leading sugar producer, expects a decline in profit in the coming period due to low sugar commodity prices, the company said. &...

Schreiber Buys Senoble's Slovak Dairy Plant

American dairy firm Schreiber Foods acquired the largest Slovak dairy located in the town of Zvolen, from French company Senoble. Besides the purchase o...

Blue Bell Expands Recall as Listeria Found at Some Other Plants

Blue Bell Creameries expanded its recall to all of its products -- including ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks -- after Listeria bacteria...

Hungary to Profit from Withdrawal of EU Milk Quotas

The Hungarian milk industry is expected to be one of the winners of the recent milk quotas changes, secretary of state for Agricultural Economy György...