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Indonesia Palm Oil Export Curbs, Biodiesel Plans To Hit World Vegoil Supplies

A move by top palm oil exporter Indonesia to restrict shipments and boost domestic biodiesel consumption is set to squeeze global vegetable oil supplies al...

Britain’s Broken Egg Industry Shows The Price Of Food Inflation

In Britain, the damage wrought by rampant inflation can be seen in the fate of the humble egg with farmers saying what they get paid is no longer enough, u...

Unilever To Roll Out Battery-Powered Fridges In European Trailers

Unilever plans to roll out refrigeration trailers powered by batteries rather than diesel across the European Union in the second half of 2023, as the cons...

France Ups Non-EU Wheat Export Forecast, Stocks Outlook Steady

Farm office FranceAgriMer has increased its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union this season, citing brisk demand led by Moroc...

EU Spirits Group Calls For Three-Pillar Trade Strategy With ASEAN Countries

spiritsEUROPE, which represents the spirits sector at EU level, has called for the establishment of a 'three-pillar' trade strategy with ASEAN markets in S...

East Europeans Count Their Pennies For Christmas As Food Costs Soar

Consumers in Eastern Europe are saving up to put their favourite carp and pork dishes on the table for Christmas as food price inflation, especially in Hun...

EU Agrees Law Preventing Import Of Goods Linked To Deforestation

The European Union agreed on Tuesday on a new law to prevent companies from selling into the EU market soy, beef, coffee and other commodities linked to de...

Countries Split On Plastics Treaty Focus As UN Talks Close

The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals and effort...