Agriculture

Lidl Germany Aligns Prices Of Own-Brand Vegan Items With Meat Products

Lidl Germany is standardising the prices of its private-label products under the Vemondo brand to match with comparable animal-origin items.

Global Minimum Tax Comes Home To France To Hit Farm Cooperatives

Though France was long a champion of the global minimum corporate tax, one cherished part of the French economy – giant farm cooperatives – may...

Iberian Olive Oil Producers Draw Private-Equity Interest As Prices Soar

Private-equity firms are eyeing olive farms in Spain and Portugal that use new agricultural techniques to boost production as they see big profits after pr...

Kyiv Acts On 'Compromise' Plan After Filing WTO Trade Complaint Over Food Ban

Ukraine has appealed to three neighbouring countries in the European Union to embark on 'constructive dialogue' to end a dispute over agricultural trade, a...

Sainsbury’s Rolls Out New Range Of Lower Carbon Footprint Beef

UK retailer Sainsbury’s has rolled out a new range of beef, which it says has 25% lower carbon footprint compared to industry standards and is the la...

In Climate Fight, Europe's Olive, Wine Farmers Turn To Tech And Tradition

Farmers in Spain and Italy are turning to techniques ancient and modern to safeguard production of regional favourites including olive oil and Prosecco as...

Slow Progress On Ivory Coast Cocoa Sustainability Sparks EU Concern, Sources Say

The European Union is concerned top cocoa grower Ivory Coast is struggling to implement a sustainability drive needed for its beans to meet new EU standard...