Agriculture

Buyer’s Brief: The Impact Of El Niño On Food Prices – A Perfect Storm

El Niño is back, and it could have a marked influence on food prices over the coming months, writes Nick Peksa.

Nestlé Adds Four New Members To Its CSV Council

Nestlé has added four new members to its Creating Shared Value (CSV) Council - an external advisory group that was formed in 2009.

China's Big Pig Breeders Dig In As Losses And Debts Mount

The biggest pig breeders in China, consumer of fully half the world's pork, seem to have bitten off more than they can chew.

Cow Burps, Food Waste To Take Spotlight At COP28 Agriculture Day

Climate advocacy groups are pressuring world governments gathered at this year’s United Nation’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai to...

France Reports Bird Flu On Turkey Farm As Disease Spreads In Europe

France has detected an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu virus on a turkey farm in the northwest of the country, the agriculture ministry said, as a s...

Ukraine Grain Exports Down To 12.7m Metric Tonnes This Year

Ukraine's grain exports have fallen to around 12.7 million metric tonnes so far in the 2023/24 July-June marketing season, agriculture ministry data has sh...

PepsiCo Backs Eight New Projects As Part Of Agriculture Accelerator Programme

PepsiCo is backing eight innovation projects across nine countries as part of its global agriculture programme, the Positive Agriculture Outcomes (PAO) Acc...

Proposed Tariffs Jump To Cut Ukraine 2024 Sowing Areas, Traders Say

Plans by Ukraine's national railways to raise transport tariffs will lead to increased losses for farmers, a new reduction in planted areas and lower expor...