Agriculture

Coronavirus To Have 'Substantial' Impact On Trade: WTO

The head of the World Trade Organisation said that he expected the coronavirus epidemic to have a "substantial" impact on the global economy, but...

Louis Dreyfus Boss Open To Selling Stake In Business

After 169 years of keeping the business in the family, agricultural commodity giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is open to selling a large non-controlling...

US Wheat, Soybeans Maintain Trade Around Over One-Year Highs

U.S. wheat and soybean prices were up in early trade on Monday, extending gains on hopes that China will ramp up soy purchases following a recently struck...

China Tries To Lure Small Farmers Back To Pigs Amid Pork Shortage

China is increasing its efforts to encourage small farmers to resume pig production, an agriculture ministry official said on Tuesday, amid growing pressur...

Nestlé Joins ‘One Planet Business For Biodiversity’ Coalition

Nestlé has announced that it has joined the ‘One Planet Business for Biodiversity’ (OP2B) coalition, launched at the UN Climate Action S...

Louis Dreyfus Results To Gauge Turnaround Effort, Trade-War Fallout

Agricultural trader Louis Dreyfus Company will be in the spotlight next week as its annual results indicate whether it has recovered from a bruising period...

General Mills Announces Second Edition Of Feeding Better Futures Scholars Programme

General Mills has launched the second edition of its 'Feeding Better Futures' Scholars Programme. The programme encourages young innovators in Nort...

Louis Dreyfus Appoints Food Innovation Chief

Louis Dreyfus Company has hired a former Blackstone executive to take on a newly created role as head of food innovation, part of the commodity trader's ef...