Heavy downpours since last autumn curb planting and push milling-wheat futures to year-high on Euronext
Consumer demand for more expensive milk returns as cost of living pressures ease
UN agency says aquaculture boom will boost food security but critics say it harms fragile marine ecosystems
Bad weather and disease in Brazil have pushed futures prices to a record high
Commodities house urges Mozambique to resolve commercial fight after rival seizes food export
Bananas, coffee and cocoa could be collectively bought after competition watchdog indicated it would not challenge the scheme
While pandemic risk is low, scientists say urgent investigations into the virus are necessary
Agriculture department has banned infected cattle from crossing state borders
Traders desert futures contracts amid fears over delivery of beans next year
Higher processing volumes help global agricultural commodities merchant offset lower pricing
Chocolate ingredient hits record levels on lower African yields and soaring demand
London futures prices near £10,000 a tonne as poor west African harvests hit supplies
Heatwave in Vietnam damages robusta crop and prompts buying spree, pushing futures contract to highest since launch
Investors inevitably worry that consumers will buy less
The continent is a big net importer of food but optimists say better seed varieties and greater use of fertilisers are potentially transformational
Extreme temperatures and droughts in big bean-producing countries have led to lower harvests
Party spearheads legislation as one lawmaker vows not to ‘eat bugs with Bill Gates’
Higher prices for smaller products are drawing the ire of politicians on both sides of the Atlantic
Poor harvests in critical production areas in west Africa double global prices in two months
Environmental trade restrictions now reflect noisy campaigners more than protectionist farmers
Brussels has long resisted pressure to levy import duties on food from Russia and Belarus
Global agricultural commodities merchant confirms criminal investigation into financial reporting
Thefts of ‘liquid gold’ surpass those of ‘ibérico’ ham, cured cheeses and alcohol in most Spanish regions
Every country to be designated as standard risk to give them more time to adapt to regulation
Beijing acts to tightly monitor herd size as falling prices help add to wider climate of deflation
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