Supply Chain

Shell's Oil And Gas Reserve Life Drops For Sixth Year In A Row

The number of years of production left in Royal Dutch Shell's oil and gas reserves fell for the sixth year in a row in 2019 to below eight. But there wa...

UK Will Set Out EU Trade Objectives Next Month-Brexit Secretary

Britain will set out more details about its objectives for a free trade deal with the European Union next month after the country leaves the bloc on 31 Jan...

Wheat Near 18-Month High Due To Global Supply Concerns

U.S. wheat futures edged higher on Thursday as fears of tighter global supplies pushed prices towards a near 18-month high. Corn firmed, drawing support...

Corn, Soybeans Fall As New China Buying Awaited, Wheat Up

Chicago corn and soybeans fell on Tuesday as markets awaited concrete evidence that China has started to buy more U.S. grains and oilseeds again after the...

China's 2019 Pork Output Plunges To 16-Year Low As Disease Culls Herd

China's 2019 pork output plunged to a 16-year low, official data showed on Friday, as the fatal hog disease African swine fever killed millions of pigs in...

Brazil Looks To Expand Share In Global Coffee Trade After 2019 Record

Brazilian exporters believe they will increase their already large share in the global coffee trade in 2020, possibly exporting more than the record 2019 v...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Concerned About Hot, Dry Weather

Farmers in Ivory Coast's cocoa regions said on Monday more rain was needed to boost the April-to-September mid-crop following hot, dry weather last week an...

EU's Barnier Says Still Risk Of Brexit Cliff Edge At End of 2020

Businesses still face the risk of a cliff edge Brexit at the end of the year given the short time available to negotiate a future trading relationship betw...