Agriculture

Danish Crown Says Chinese Pork Demand Subdued, Set To Cut 550 Jobs

Chinese consumption of pork remains subdued and normalisation could take up to six months, said Danish Crown's CEO, who also told Reuters the company would...

Ukraine 2023 Corn Area Could Fall By Up To 35%: Producers Union

The area sown to corn in Ukraine could fall by 30% to 35% in 2023 because of a shortage of money for farmers and electricity blackouts, the Ukrainian agric...

Arla Foods Appoints New VP For Sustainability & Agriculture Centre Of Excellence

Arla Foods has announced that Ejnar Schultz has been appointed vice president of the group's sustainability and agriculture centre of excellence.

Associated British Foods Reports Double-Digit Rise In Primark Sales

Associated British Foods has reported a 15% rise in sales at its Primark clothing business over the 16 weeks to January 7, benefiting from "very stron...

Bain & Company, World Economic Forum Share Roadmap To Transform Global Food Systems

Bain & Company and the World Economic Forum have released a new report focusing on the urgent and complex changes required to transform global food sys...

Lula's Changes At Brazil Farm Ministry Draw Cries From Food Security Agency

Changes by the new government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to a federal agency tasked with upholding the sanitary standards of Brazilian agricult...

NorgesGruppen Urges Government To Control Price Increases In The Value Chain

Norwegian retail conglomerate NorgesGruppen has emphasised that controlling exponential cost increases in the value chain is essential to keep food prices...

IGC Raises Global Wheat Crop Forecast For 2022/23

The International Grains Council (IGC) raised its forecast for 2022/23 global wheat production, driven largely by a larger-than-expected crop in Ukraine.