Published: May 19, 2014

As a result of talks on enhanced bilateral cooperation and trade with agricultural products between the EU and Ukraine this week, duty-free tariff rate quotas have been granted to Ukraine for cereals, pork, beef and poultry.

Published: May 19, 2014

Grocery retailers Dansk Supermarked’s, M&S and Sainsbury’s, FMCG brand Coca-Cola and retail technology suppliers are among the finalists for the upcoming Mobile Innovations Awards.

Published: May 16, 2014

The Consumer Price Index for food and beverages increased 0.4% in April, finishing at 241.1, up from 240.2 in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.

Published: May 15, 2014

New Zealand food prices rose in April, snapping two declines, as eggs and dairy products lifted grocery bills in the month, though inflation remained contained as the strong kiwi dollar kept a lid on imported prices.

Published: May 15, 2014

The United States has become the world’s biggest wine market, leaping ahead of France for the first time.

Published: May 15, 2014

The Australian food industry has mostly welcomed the Budget announcement, with the agribusiness sector largely spared the “fall of the axe” of austerity measures in the Budget, announced last night.

Published: May 15, 2014

Rebecca Sumrow is one of the customers food and restaurant company executives have in mind when they consider raising prices to offset higher costs as meat and milk soar to record highs.

Published: May 14, 2014

Brazil exported 42,623 tonnes of pig meat in April and had revenues of $118.66 million, an increase of 19.66 per cent in volume and 19.74 per cent in value compared to the same month of 2013.

Published: May 14, 2014

India has posted a negative growth of 24.35 per cent in soymeal export during April 2014 at 76,000 tonnes.

Published: May 14, 2014

While the US market continued to rally upon weather concerns and slow plantings during the past week, the slight easing of political tensions in the Ukraine has encouraged some investors to liquidate their long positions

Published: May 14, 2014

Hillshire Brands bonds held steady on Tuesday even though the company was hit with a three-notch downgrade to junk credit status over its US$6.6bn acquisition of Pinnacle Foods.

Published: May 13, 2014

Despite record prices, US pork exports were up a huge 21.7 per cent in March compared to a year ago thanks to increased shipments to China, Mexico, South Korea, Colombia, Philippines and Australia, according to Ron Plain and Scott Brown.

Published: May 13, 2014

Corn futures saw selling pressure in the wake of Friday's bearishly perceived USDA reports.

Published: May 13, 2014

San Miguel PureFoods Co. Inc. is seeking to expand its regional operations through a potential acquisition in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

Published: May 12, 2014

"With the current unrest in Ukraine, companies would be wise to be extra careful with the financial risks they take in the Russian market," said Sijbren de Jong, from the Centre for Strategic Studies in The Hague.

Published: May 12, 2014

Weather conditions in various countries and political tensions in the Black Sea region have made food markets more volatile, FAO reports in the new Food Outlook.

Published: May 12, 2014

A warm summer saw UK soft drinks sales increase by 4% according to the 2014 UK Soft Drinks Report “Creating new choices”, published by the British Soft Drinks Association today.

Published: May 12, 2014

China imported some 60 percent of Vietnam's rice in April, making the country the biggest importer of Vietnamese rice in the past two years, said Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

Published: May 12, 2014

A year after spending $3.6 billion to buy grain trader Gavilon to expand in China, Japan's Marubeni Corp has been shaken by defaults on soybean sales and faces an investigation into alleged tax evasion in the world's top food consumer.

Published: May 09, 2014

Vermont on Thursday became the first U.S. state to mandate labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms