Exports

EU Pasta Production Exceeded Six Million Tonnes In 2022: Eurostat

Pasta production in the EU reached 6.1 million tonnes in 2022, registering growth of 20% from 5.1 million tonnes in 2017.

Ivory Coast Cocoa Regulator Scraps Stockpile Exemption For Bean Grinders

Ivory Coast cocoa sector regulator will not allow bean grinders to accumulate stocks beyond authorised limits during the main October to March harvest to e...

Ivory Coast In Fresh Stand-Off With Cocoa Buyers Over Premium

Ivory Coast is struggling to sell cocoa export contracts for the 2024/25 season with multinational companies demanding it lower prices, which are...

Australia Says Some Middle East Nations Extend Shelf-Life Limits For Meat Imports

Australia has said that a group of Middle Eastern countries had extended the maximum shelf life they will accept on imported chilled red meat, making it ea...

French Foie Gras Makers Toast Rising Output After Bird Flu Gloom

French foie gras output is set to rise for the first time in five years in 2023 as France starts vaccinating ducks against bird flu that has destroyed floc...

IGC Raises Forecast For 2023/24 World Wheat Crop

The International Grains Council (IGC) raised its forecast for global wheat production in the 2023/24 season with upward revisions for Ukraine, Russia and...

Lidl Invests Over €500m In Serbia In First Five Years

German discounter Lidl has invested more than €550 million in Serbia in the first five years since it commenced operations in the country and employed...

Ukraine Optimistic On Resolving Grain Bans Of EU Neighbours

Ukraine expressed optimism that a stand-off with neighbouring EU countries that have imposed measures to restrict imports of Ukrainian agricultural product...