Supply Chain

World Food Price Index Jumps in November To Almost Six-Year High: FAO

World food prices rose for a sixth month running in November, hitting almost a six-year high with the index posting its biggest monthly increase since July...

French Sugar Beet Growers See Brexit Risk As Market Recovers

Large French sugar and ethanol exports to Britain could suffer under new trade terms between the European Union and its former member, clouding prospects f...

Regulations Needed To Stem Cocoa Sector Abuses: Report

Regulations are needed to end poverty, human rights abuses and deforestation in the cocoa sector after two decades of voluntary interventions that have had...

Brexit Talks Still Stuck Because EU Is Asking Too Much, UK Says

Brexit trade talks are stuck on fishing, governance rules, and dispute resolution because the European Union is asking too much of Britain, a senior member...

Russia May Increase Its Grain Export Quota

Russia may increase the size of its grain export quota planned for 15 February - 30 June to 17.5 million tonnes from 15 million tonnes, the agriculture min...

Ivory Coast Farmers Say Below-Average Rain Threatens Cocoa Supply

Below average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions increased concern of a supply shortage in central regions, farmers said on Monday, whi...

BWG Foods MD Willie O’Byrne Honoured With Logistics and Transport Leader Award

Willie O’Byrne, managing director of retail and wholesale group BWG Foods, has won the Leader Award at the 2020 Logistics & Transport Aw...

EU Tells Brexit Negotiator: Don't Let Deadline Force A Bad Deal

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator told member states' envoys on Wednesday that negotiations on a trade deal with Britain were reaching 'a make-o...