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World Food Prices Rose In February On Back Of Sugar Rush, UN's FAO Says

Global food commodity prices rose in February, driven by higher sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, the FAO said.

Global Coffee Trade Grinding To A Halt, Hit Hard By Steep Price Hikes

Global coffee traders and roasters say they have slashed their purchases to minimal levels, as the industry reels from a steep surge in prices that supplie...

Coffee Stockpiles In Brazil Dwindle As Prices Hit Record Highs

Brazil's coffee farmers have sold almost all their beans months before the new crop as global prices KCc2 have nearly doubled to all-time highs in the past...

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Buyer's Brief: The Juicy Lowdown On Fruit

From ancient elixirs to modern price squeezes, why are some aspects of the global fruit market getting the pip – and are others more appealing? Nick...

Brazil’s GPA Triples Losses In Q4 2024

Brazilian retailer Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA) saw losses more than tripled in Q4 2024 to R$1.1 billion (€183.3 million), due to st...

Carrefour Posts 'Solid' FY 2024 Performance, Core Countries Drive Growth

French retailer Carrefour has posted solid results for its 2024 financial year driven by profitability in its core countries.

Cencosud To Sell 54 Bretas Supermarkets To Supermercados BH

Chile-based retail company Cencosud has agreed to sell its Bretas supermarket chain in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais to local player Supermercados BH...

US Paper Industry Asks Trump To Seek Lighter EU Deforestation Rules

The US paper and pulp industry is lobbying president Donald Trump's administration to ask the EU to declare the United States deforestation-free, a step th...