Published: Jan 24, 2014

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 99,052 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States in a regular tender that closed late on Thursday.

Published: Jan 23, 2014

According to calculations by the German Bureau of Statistics, food in Germany in 2013 became 4.4% more expensive on average.

Published: Jan 23, 2014

Euromonitor has released a report entitled “The New Face of Private Label: Global Market Trends to 2018”. It concludes that:

Published: Jan 23, 2014

Euronext will this year launch futures and options for rapeseed meal and oil to offer a full suite of rapeseed derivatives to a growing market spanning food, livestock and biofuel sectors, the European exchange said on Wednesday.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

The global nut market is constantly changing and popularity for a whole host of nuts just keeps on growing.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

One of China’s leading seafood-producing regions has reported a surprise drop in export earnings in 2013.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

The last quarter of 2013 saw sugar prices briefly trading above USc 20/lb in mid-October, their highest point for almost a year, before embarking on a relentless downward trend to USc 16.3/lb at the time of writing.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

The CME Group soybean market hit hard by improved crop-weather in Argentina finished sharply lower Tuesday.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

U.S. cattle futures surged to fresh peaks Tuesday, lifted by record high prices paid for cattle in cash trade across the country and a sharp jump in wholesale beef values over the past week.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

Farm produce prices in 36 major Chinese cities dropped slightly in the week ending Jan. 19 compared with the previous week, according to a Ministry of Commerce statement on Tuesday.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

South African food company Tiger Brands said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy a Kenyan firm, identified by a newspaper as milling and confectionery company Rafiki Mills, in a deal likely worth $25 million.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

A 15-member Myanmar seafood exporters' delegation will attend a US sea food trade fair from March 16 to 18, the 7Day Daily reported.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

Shanghai Dajiang Food Group Co Ltd says expects to turn to profit in 2013 versus net loss of 137 million yuan ($22.6 million) previous year.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 49,935 tonnes of food quality wheat from Canada in an irregular tender that closed late on Tuesday.

Published: Jan 20, 2014

Data released this week showed that 2013 was the 'year of the mobile' for consumers in the UK, as shoppers spent £91 billion online, a new record and a 16% increase from 2012.

Published: Jan 20, 2014

Thailand's embattled government offered to sell rice at a huge loss, officials said, as it sought to shore up Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's support among farmers who are concerned that the administration could run out of money to pay them.

Published: Jan 20, 2014

A meeting of agriculture ministers from 69 countries on Saturday called for higher farm productivity coupled with cultivation of diverse crop types to help beat world hunger.

Published: Jan 17, 2014

China’s fisheries output rose 15 percent last year in terms of value while rising 4.5 percent in volume terms, according to the agricultural ministry in Beijing which released the data at a briefing this week.

Published: Jan 17, 2014

U.S. import prices remained flat in December, while export prices rose slightly, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.

Published: Jan 17, 2014

Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan seems to be dithering on whether or not farmers should be allowed to sell their crop outside the agriculture produce marketing committee (APMC) setup.