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AB Foods Says Primark Sales Dented By Poor May Weather

Sales at fashion retailer Primark were dented by poor weather in May, its owner Associated British Foods said on Thursday. The group, which also owns a...

Poor Weather Costs UK Supermarkets £120m In Lost Sales, Says Nielsen

'Monsoon-like' weather has cost UK supermarkets more than £120 million (€134.5 million) in missed sales in the past four weeks, data from Nielse...

Better Weather Helps Lift UK Retail Footfall: BRC

Positive weather helped lift retail footfall in the UK in March, compared to the same month in the previous year, according to the British Retail Consortiu...

Climate Change Could Spell Trouble For Truffles, Expert Warns

European truffle production could end in fifty years' time due to climate change, an academic and commercial truffle expert has warned. Dr Paul Thomas,...

Ivorian Cocoa Farmers Hope For More Rain To Boost Mid-Crop

More downpours are needed to strengthen Ivory Coast’s April-to-September cocoa mid-crop despite above-average rains in most growing regions last week...

Sunny Spells Help Ivory Coast's Main Cocoa Crop

Sunny spells in most of Ivory Coast last week were expected to boost the main cocoa crop in the world's top producer, farmers said on Monday. A drop in...

Ivory Coast On Track For Record Cocoa Harvest In 2018/19

Ivory Coast is on track for a record cocoa harvest in the 2018/19 season of 2.2 million tonnes, up from about 2 million tonnes last season, due to favourab...