Supply Chain

Pork Imports By Japan To Climb On Deadly Virus

More pigs from Europe and Mexico could be heading to Japan, the world’s largest pork importer, as a hog-virus outbreak is driving up domestic prices,...

Five of Australia's Top Fish Species Unsustainably Managed

Out of the 11 most commonly eaten fish species in Australia, five are unsustainable, according to a report in The Guardian. The Australian Marine Cons...

South African Corn Declines to Lowest in 3 Years in Johannesburg

South Africa’s white corn dropped to the lowest level in three years in Johannesburg. White corn for December delivery fell 2.9 percent to 1,695...

French Dairy Producers Denounce Price Wars

In France, the Centre national interprofessionnel de l’économie laitière (CNIEL), a body representing producers of dairy products, has...

Sugar Market Reversal Seen by Rabobank as Demand Tops Supply

The sugar market will swing to a deficit as sustained low prices curb supply for a second year, according to Rabobank International, which joined Czarnikow...

Coffee Tumbles To 20-Week Low On Brazil Harvest

Coffee futures plunged 5.7 percent to a 20-week low on speculation that demand will ease as more supplies become available from Brazil, the world’s t...

New Zealand Lamb Causes Dispute Between Tesco And Farmers

Tesco is under fire from farmers for promoting lamb from New Zealand, in spite of vowing to give support to local producers. The president of the Nati...

Asia’s Chocolate Binge Compounding Global Cocoa Shortage

Surging consumption of chocolate in Asia is pushing cocoa-bean prices to the highest level in three years as buyers including Barry Callebaut AG expand the...