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China Urges Food Companies To Boost Supplies On Fears Of Further COVID-19 Disruption

China has asked trading firms and food processors to boost inventories of grains and oilseeds as a possible second wave of coronavirus cases and worsening...

Chinese Online Grocery Firm Dada Files For US IPO

Online grocery firm Dada Nexus Ltd filed for an initial public offering, making it the latest Chinese firm to opt for a US listing after a strong...

Spar Expands Presence In China With Six New Stores

Spar China has announced that it opened six new stores in the provinces of Guangdong, Beijing and Shandong between 13 March and 1 May. The retailer open...

Soybeans Extend Gains, Hit One-Week High On Chinese Buying

Chicago soybean futures climbed for a second session to a one-week high on Friday as Chinese demand underpinned prices, although the oilseed is on course f...

Nestlé Introduces nesQino For Customisable Superfood Drinks

Nestlé has announced the launch of nesQino in China, which allows consumers to prepare personalised, healthy superfood drinks. The product compri...

Pernod Ricard Sales Hit By Coronavirus, Share Buyback Halted

French spirits maker Pernod Ricard has announced plans to suspend a share buyback of up to €500 million ($541 million) and keep a tight...

Coronavirus Threatens To Trigger New Round Of Global Food Crisis: China Official

The global coronavirus pandemic threatens to cause a huge shock to international food trade and trigger a new food crisis, a top agricu...

China Q1 Pork Output Falls 29% After Pig Disease Decimates Herd

China's pork output in the first quarter fell 29.1% from a year ago to 10.38 million tonnes, official data has revealed, as the world's biggest producer co...