Supply Chain

China's Port Jam Eases, But Refrigerated Container Rates Soar

Severe congestion at Chinese ports is easing, say officials and industry participants, although a logjam of refrigerated containers has disrupted supplies...

Corn, Soybeans And Wheat Fall As Global Markets Slump

Chicago wheat, soybean and corn futures fell by about 1.5% on Monday as concern over the economic fallout from the coronavirus and a crash in crude oil pri...

Soybeans Ease After Six-Week Top As Demand Assessed

Chicago soybeans edged lower on Thursday, easing back from a six-week high earlier in the session, as traders weighed up demand prospects following an incr...

World Food Prices Dip In February, Hurt By Coronavirus: U.N.

World food prices slipped in February, ending four months of successive increases, with the spread of coronavirus dampening demand for some products, the U...

Coronavirus To Have 'Substantial' Impact On Trade: WTO

The head of the World Trade Organisation has said that he expected the coronavirus epidemic to have a "substantial" impact on the global economy,...

Ivorian Dry Weather Raises Mid-Crop Concerns: Farmers

Farmers in Ivory Coast said below-average rainfall mixed with heat in the central cocoa-growing regions last week raised concerns over the mid-crop outlook...

Global Supply Chain Disruptions From Coronavirus Will Pressure China's Trade

China said on Thursday that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global supply chains will pressure Chinese exporters and importers as they look to pi...

Soybean, Corn Rebound With Wider Markets As Investors Eye More Stimulus

Chicago soybean and corn futures rose for the first time in four sessions on Tuesday as expectations of policy action to curb economic fallout from the cor...