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German Sugar Output Likely To Rise 1.6% In 2019/20 Season: Association

Germany's refined sugar production is forecast to rise 1.6% in the 2019/20 season to about 4.26 million tonnes, sugar industry association WVZ said on Tues...

Big Harvest Means France Needs To Export 20m Tonnes Of Wheat In 2019/20: Agritel

France will need to export 20.1 million tonnes of soft wheat this season after harvesting its second-largest crop in history, French consultancy Agritel sa...

Indonesia Tells Some Jakarta Supermarkets To Remove 'Palm Oil-Free' Products

Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, has told some retailers in Jakarta to remove food products with "palm oil-free" labels from their s...

EU Fights 'Urgent Challenge' Of African Swine Fever Spread

The European Union faces an urgent challenge in tackling an outbreak of African swine fever which threatens Bulgaria's pig breeding industry, a Commission...

Trump, EU Officials Announce Deal To Sell More American Beef To Europe

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a deal to sell more American beef to Europe, a modest win for an administration that remains mired in a trade war...

French 2019 Soft Wheat Crop To Be Second-Largest In History: Agritel

Farmers in France, the European Union's largest grain producer, will harvest their second largest soft wheat crop in history this year at 39.17 million ton...

French Senate Approves Tax As US Opens Digital Levy Probe

France's Senate gave final approval to a tax on big technology companies on Thursday, potentially opening up a new front in a trade row between W...

UK Consumer Sentiment Jumps To 8-Month High In May: GfK

British consumers were the cheeriest last month since September of 2018, reporting an improvement in their personal finances and a less gloomy view of the...