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Germany Tops Chocolate Exports In The EU In 2019: Eurostat

Germany was the leading exporter of chocolate and chocolate bars among EU states in 2019, according to the latest data from Eurostat. The country export...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Welcome Good Weather For Main Crop

Rainfall was above average over most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions last week, increasing the chances of a strong start to the next main crop in Oc...

Central American Coffee Farmers Face Big Challenge As Market Shrinks: ICO Chief

The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) has acknowledged Central American farmers' "immense challenges" as coronavirus batters the...

EU Wheat Crop On Course For 10% Drop After Weather Swings

Unfavourable growing conditions are putting the EU and Britain on course for a 10% drop in wheat output this year, with weather swings creating m...

Russia's Sugar Production To Decline In 2020: IKAR

Russia's sugar production is expected to decline to 5.8-6.4 million tonnes this year, from 7.8 million tonnes in 2019, the Interfax news agency reported, c...

China Halts Imports From Two More Brazil Meat Plants Amid COVID-19 Concerns

China has suspended imports from two Brazilian pork plants owned by meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA, according to the Chinese customs authority, as it c...

Thai Rice Export Rates Slip As Demand Drops

Thai rice export prices fell to the lowest in a month this week as demand sagged, while Vietnamese rates rose as persistent rain continued to hamper the ha...

Sent Packing: Germany Sets Out To Fry The Cheap Meat Trade

How much should a slice of meat cost? More, says German agriculture minister Julia Kloeckner. Following a coronavirus outbreak at a German abattoir whic...