Russia

Russia's X5 Delivers A 'Strong' Q2 Driven By LFL Sales Growth

X5 Group has posted 'strong' year-on-year revenue growth of 25.1% in the second quarter, driven by increase in like-for-like (LFL) sales and selling space.

Rain-Hit Crops Create Triple Whammy For French Grain Farmers

France, the European Union's largest grain producer, has experienced particularly wet weather in the past year, including a month of continuous rain in Oct...

AB InBev Sale Of Russian JV Stake To Anadolu Efes Rejected By Authorities

Russian authorities have rejected Anheuser-Busch InBev and Anadolu Efes' deal whereby the world's top beer maker would sell its stake in their Russian join...

Heatwave May Cut Ukraine 2024 Corn Harvest By 6m Tonnes, Producers Say

A record heatwave in July across most Ukrainian regions may reduce the 2024 corn harvest by about 6 million metric tonnes, the Ukrainian producers' union s...

Unilever Beats Profit Expectations Despite Disappointing Sales

Unilever posted worse than expected underlying quarterly sales after it was unable to win back shoppers it had alienated in recent years with higher prices...

Russian Wheat Export Prices Continue To Fall Amid New Crop Supply

Russian wheat export prices continued to fall last week, supported by the arrival of the new crop on the market following an early start to the harvesting...

Russia 'Using Food as a Weapon', Ukrainian Agriculture Chief States

Andrii Dykun, chairman of the Ukrainian Agri Council (UAC), accused Russia of using food as a weapon in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.

EU's Agricultural Prices Ease Towards Pre-War Levels In Q1: Eurostat

The prices of goods consumed by the agriculture sector fell by 11% in the European Union during the first quarter, with most countries recording lower cost...