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    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      LexSyngenta AG
      Syngenta IPO: soy long to China’s import dependence Premium content

      The stock could be a good hedge against trends intensifying food insecurity across world

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukrainian Black Sea grain export deal extended

      The agreement first launched in July has brought 25mn tonnes of grains and cooking oil to global markets

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
      Rich nations are not looking good in the palm-oil dispute

      Indonesia and Malaysia have a point in criticising tariffs that penalise sustainable producers

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      OutlookPatti Waldmeir
      Maple-pocalypse? Syrup looks like the latest victim of climate change

      Tree tappers in the Midwest are having to adapt to an earlier and shorter season

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Chinese soyabean subsidies force buyers to shell out more for peanuts

      Groundnut has become the country’s best-performing agricultural commodity as drought also hits production

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Fishing industry
      Record fish deaths prompt call for halt to expansion of Scottish salmon farming

      MSPs seek pause in aquaculture growth over environmental and welfare concerns as mortality doubles

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
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      EU deforestation law triggers ire of its trading partners

      Indonesia and Malaysia lead criticism of legislation that bans imports of products linked to clearing of forests

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Europe Express
      How the EU fought back against Moscow in the food crisis blame game Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: yet another election in seemingly ungovernable Bulgaria

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Food security
      ‘Flying with one engine’: why global food supplies are at risk despite falling crop prices

      Geopolitical uncertainty, volatile energy markets and climate change all pose a threat

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      Food Prices
      War and adverse weather set to keep food prices high

      Farmers have been unable to boost supply, leading to expectations that costs will remain above pre-pandemic levels

    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
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      Third year of drought threatens Argentina’s grain exports

      Farmers despair of dry conditions and lack of government support

    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
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      Danish Crown to build £100mn UK plant as bacon demand rebounds

      Chief executive says investment comes despite ‘crazy’ post-Brexit red tape

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal extended

      Kyiv says agreement to be prolonged by 120 days despite Russian blockade

    • Monday, 14 November, 2022
      Tyson Foods Inc
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      John Randal Tyson charged with public intoxication and trespassing after he was found asleep in woman’s bed

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      Special ReportManaging Climate Change
      Amazon destruction woes overshadow Brazil’s farming advances

      Technology makes farming in developed areas more sustainable but rainforest destruction has been soaring

    • Monday, 7 November, 2022
      Ethanol
      Shell in biofuels bet with deal to buy 3bn litres of ethanol

      Energy group’s Brazilian joint venture Raízen to invest $1.5bn in five new plants

    • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Russia agrees to rejoin Ukraine grain exports deal

      Turkey confirms resumption of pact that Putin says will focus on ensuring shipments to poorer countries

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      Ukraine ships grain despite collapse of Black Sea deal

      Russia’s decision to suspend agreement expected to hit poorer nations

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
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      Wheat prices: Black Sea export threat is just one constraint among many Premium content

      Sensitivity of agricultural commodities prices to multiple granular factors is hardly news to traders

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
      Food & Beverage
      Cadbury maker Mondelez to invest $600mn on sustainable cocoa sourcing

      Ivory Coast and Ghana boycott annual meeting amid rising tensions in chocolate industry

    • Sunday, 9 October, 2022
      The Big Read
      The future of farming: how global crises are reshaping agriculture

      Surging costs of inputs such as fertiliser and the growing threat of climate change are driving a return to pre-industrial methods

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      The Big Read
      Can Japan feed itself?

      Without immediate agricultural reforms, the country is vulnerable to an intensifying global food crisis

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Putin criticises grain deal with Ukraine

      Russian leader says terms of agreement reached in July caused global shortages

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      Special ReportAfrican Development
      Africa’s smallholders need to go beyond subsistence

      Raising yields will not only improve lives but could also be an important factor driving national development

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      News in-depthFood security
      Soaring fertiliser prices deepen Africa’s food crisis

      Increased costs are forcing farmers to reduce output and the world’s poorest continent is expected to be hardest hit

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