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EU Pork Export Growth Set To Slow After German Disease Outbreak

Growth in pork exports from the European Union will slow significantly as Germany faces trade restrictions following a swine fever outbreak and Chinese dem...

EU Trade Chief Sees Easier US Ties With Biden Than Trump

The European Union's trade relations with the United States would likely be easier if Democratic challenger Joe Biden won November's US election rather tha...

Irish Food Exports To Fall By 30% In No-Deal Brexit Scenario, Study Finds

Irish food exports look set to fall by around 29.9%, while imports will drop by 33.6% in a no-deal Brexit scenario, a new report has revealed. The Vulne...

Shell Plans To Cut Up To 9,000 Jobs In Transition Plan

Royal Dutch Shell announced on Wednesday plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs, or over 10% of its workforce, as part of a major overhaul to shift the oil and gas...

Beijing Asks Frozen Food Importers To Shun Countries With Severe Coronavirus

China's capital called on importers on Monday to shun frozen food from countries suffering from severe novel coronavirus outbreaks after several...

Germany Considers Aid To Farmers After Swine Fever: Minister

The German government is considering aid to farmers after prices fell following the discovery of African swine fever (ASF) in wild animals the country, Ger...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Say Rains Have Boosted Main Crop

Mainly above-average rains interspersed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions should improve the chances of a larger, h...

Rain To Help EU Rapeseed But Too Late To Avert French Area Drop

Early autumn showers in Europe should boost growth of rapeseed crops but have come too late to prevent an area decline in France where drought disrupted la...