Published: Jul 22, 2013

A drop in transportation and food prices helped Brazil's inflation rate fall back below the ceiling of the government's target in the year to mid-July.

Published: Jul 19, 2013

The government recently launched an investigation into the alleged monopoly practices of some foreign baby milk formula producers, which is widely viewed as an official intervention to protect domestic companies.

Published: Jul 19, 2013

Colombia's biggest food processor, Nutresa, announced on Thursday it would buy Chile's 120-year-old Tresmontes Lucchetti food and beverage producer for $758 million, expanding the Colombian company's international presence.

Published: Jul 18, 2013

New research on the global maize (corn) trade suggests that any disruptions to U.S. exports could pose food security risks for many U.S. trade partners due to the lack of trade among other producing and importing nations.

Published: Jul 18, 2013

The 13th Shanghai International Children-Baby-Maternity Industry Expo features a wide range of products and services from baby food to strollers, and clothing to accessories in a 138,000 sq m exhibition space.

Published: Jul 18, 2013

Argentina is facing a shortage of the grain that has stopped exports and prompted the government to adopt price controls in a bid to keep bread on consumers' tables ahead of mid-term elections.

Published: Jul 18, 2013

France should restructure its export system involving too many, mostly state-funded, organisations if it wants to reverse a trend that saw it fall to fifth place among world agrifood exporters, a Senate panel said on Wednesday.

Published: Jul 17, 2013

A rash of reports on impounded imports suggests China is tightening its inspection regime for imported seafood.

Published: Jul 17, 2013

Milk prices rose for a third consecutive time and volumes fell in Fonterra's latest international auction.

Published: Jul 17, 2013

The Consumer Price Index for food and beverages advanced 0.1% in June, finishing at 236.7, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.

Published: Jul 17, 2013

Prepared foods purchased from retail outlets for at-home consumption is projected to grow twice as much as restaurant visits over the next 10 years

Published: Jul 17, 2013

California rice farmer Charley Matthews Jr. remembers the excitement when Japan first started buying rice from the United States in 1993.

Published: Jul 17, 2013

Farm produce prices in 36 major Chinese cities went down last week, as wholesale prices of eight aquatic products shed 0.6 percent from a week earlier, the latest data showed Tuesday.

Published: Jul 16, 2013

The sports nutritional product market appears healthy, fueled by projected sports beverage sales of $7.4 billion in 2013, reflecting 6% growth, combined with projected sales of $2.6 billion for nutrition bars in 2013, reflecting double-digit growth.

Published: Jul 16, 2013

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its June Acreage Report on June 28, it indicated that our nation’s farmers had planted a record-high 77.7 million acres of soybeans, up 1 percent from 2012.

Published: Jul 16, 2013

September Corn finished down 15 1/4 at 545 1/2, 15 1/4 off the high and 2 up from the low. December Corn closed down 17 3/4 at 509 1/4. This was 2 1/4 up from the low and 17 3/4 off the high.

Published: Jul 16, 2013

Ukraine is expected to export 24-26 million tonnes of grain this marketing year.

Published: Jul 16, 2013

China has been on a buying binge of U.S. corn in the last 10 days after recent declines in U.S. corn futures prices to modestly above $5 a bu made it a “bargain” compared with corn grown domestically in China.

Published: Jul 16, 2013 By: Food Stuff

On July 11, 2013 the Comision Federal de Competencia, CFC, (i.e. the Federal Competition Commission) announced its decision that the two big multinational brewers, Grupo Modelo and Cuahutemoc Moctezuma, would have to limit their exclusivity contracts and

Published: Jul 16, 2013

A funding crunch has triggered smaller shipments of grains, likely to create congestion at Egyptian ports as the Black Sea crop comes in, an executive at one of Egypt's largest grain importers said.