Supply Chain

Corn Futures Pierce Eight-Year Peak, Soy Rallies On Supply Worries

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures extended a rally above eight-year highs on Thursday as dry weather threatened harvest yields in major exporter B...

Irish Factory Activity Index Hits All-Time High In April: PMI

Irish factory activity hit all-time highs in April as the reopening of key partner economies boosted new orders and lifted confidence about future trading,...

Shell To Link Executive Pay More Closely To Group's Climate Performance

Royal Dutch Shell has proposed linking its directors' pay more closely to the group's climate performance and severing the link between bonuses and liquefi...

WTO Hikes 2021 Trade Growth Forecast, But COVID-19 Risks Linger

The World Trade Organisation slightly raised its growth forecast for global goods trade this year, but said the outlook was clouded by risks from the roll-...

Ivory Coast Farmers Bullish About Mid-Crop As Rainfall Increases

Above average rains mixed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-producing regions have bolstered expectations for a strong April-to-...

Tracking Brexit

More than two months on from the end of the Brexit transition period, some in the retail sector are still facing difficulties as a result of supply disrupt...

UK Withdraws Patrol Boats From Jersey After French Brexit Row

Britain withdrew its Royal Navy vessels from the waters off Jersey on Thursday but said it would remain on standby to support the Channel island after a di...