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04:21 Trump tariffs threaten to pile more pain on Thailand's rice sector

Thai farmer Daeng Donsingha was already worried for her family of nine when rice prices in the world's second-largest exporter of the staple crashed this year after India resumed exports.

22/04 Brazil's would-be cocoa king aims to revolutionize industry with giant farm

In the Brazilian state of Bahia, farmer Moises Schmidt is developing the world's largest cocoa farm.

22/04 US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

21/04 US beef off the menu as the trade war hits Beijing's American-style restaurants

At Home Plate BBQ, an American-style restaurant in Beijing, staff are reprinting menus. The U.S.-China trade war means American beef - once the star ingredient - will soon be off the table.

20/04 Opened 'Chungbuk Agricultural Food Permanent Sales Center' in Atlanta, USA

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20/04 Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon targets ‘priority’ markets to protect Irish food exports

The Government and its trade officials are targeting 17 “priority” markets for the expansion of Irish food exports, in order to protect the country’s agri-food industry from Donald Trump’s trade war, Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon has said.

20/04 Death toll in Nigeria attacks by herders rises to 56

The death toll in attacks by suspected cattle herders on communities in central Nigeria's Benue State has risen to 56, Governor Hyacinth Alia said on Saturday, underscoring a resurgence of such deadly clashes in Africa's most populous nation.

17/04 Colombia banana farmers eye EU trade boost

Farmers in Colombia, the world's fifth-largest banana grower, are looking to boost shipments to the European Union this year on the lucrativeness of shipping to the region, an industry leader said on Thursday.

17/04 US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

17/04 Kenya land standoff sends warning to foreign-owned tea estates

A dispute between a British-owned tea plantation and a local community in western Kenya has come to the boil in what could be a sign of turbulent times ahead for tea producers facing a growing backlash over colonial-era injustices.

17/04 More Japanese embracing foreign rice, even before it became a tariff topic

When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did what had once seemed unthinkable: he switched to an American variety.

17/04 Cambodia eyes more China help as Xi visits amid US tariff tensions

Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation trip in Southeast Asia, a Cambodian government spokesman said.

16/04 California sues Trump administration to block tariffs

California on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners, accusing him of abusing his powers and inflicting financial harm on the state and nation.

15/04 Exclusive: Argentina bumper wheat harvest could hit record if export tax cuts extended

Argentina's major Buenos Aires grains exchange, already forecasting a bumper wheat crop, could raise its estimates even higher if a temporary export tax cut until the end of June is extended, the body's chief economist told Reuters on Tuesday.

15/04 Arkansas, Indiana ask USDA to let them ban soda, candy from food stamps program

Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.

15/04 China's Cofco hiring dozens in farm powerhouse Brazil

Cofco International, which is building its biggest export port terminal in the world in Brazil, said on Tuesday China's state-run food group is recruiting dozens in the South American farm powerhouse.

15/04 Trump trade war dries up sorghum sales to China but US farmers plan to plant more

U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China comes at a bad time for sorghum growers like Dan Atkisson in Kansas, who is nevertheless preparing to increase plantings by 25% this spring.

15/04 China's murky bankruptcies expose hazards for foreign investors

Gaps in enforcement of China's insolvency laws can leave creditors vulnerable to opaque dealings and malicious bankruptcy filings by firms seeking to evade payment obligations.

15/04 ADM halting domestic trading in China, cutting jobs in Shanghai

Global grain merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland has begun shutting down domestic trading operations in China and laying off staff within its largest business segment as part of a global cost-cutting push, the company said on Monday.

15/04 Exhausted government workers decide to take Trump's second buyout offer

Nick Gioia was terminated from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in February as part of President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk's effort to slash the size and cost of the federal government.

15/04 US says most tomatoes imported from Mexico to face 21% duty from July 14

The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday said most tomatoes imported from Mexico to the United States will face duties of 20.91% from July 14 as it withdraws from an agreement it said had failed to protect domestic tomato growers.

15/04 Argentina farmers focus on harvest over sales despite currency boost

Argentina's grain industry welcomed an exchange-rate overhaul on Monday, though the new measures will likely not translate into immediate sales as the harvest remains behind schedule, experts said.

14/04 Indian shrimp industry sails in troubled waters after Trump tariffs

Turbulence unleashed by President Donald Trump's tariffs could rock global shipments of shrimp to the United States, with exporters in biggest supplier India saying they endanger 2,000 containers packed with the frozen delicacy.

13/04 Looser food standards off the menu in any US-UK trade deal, UK says

Britain will not relax its food safety standards as part of any deal to secure lower tariffs on its exports to the United States, business minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday.

12/04 China expands access for Spanish pork as trade tensions with US mount

China has signed two agricultural trade protocols with Spain covering pork and cherries as the world's second largest economy acts to bolster ties with the European Union amid an escalating trade war between Beijing and the U.S.

11/04 Tariffs angst sinks US consumer sentiment, boosts inflation expectations

U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated sharply in April and 12-month inflation expectations surged to the highest level since 1981 amid unease over escalating trade tensions that have roiled financial markets and raised the risk of a recession.

11/04 Spanish olive oil makers mull US investment, rush exports to avoid tariffs

One of Spain's leading olive oil producers is pondering an expansion into the U.S. in response to the tariff war unleashed by Washington, just as its peers are rushing out exports while the bulk of new tariffs are still on hold.

11/04 German Birkenstocks, beer, and Riesling wine caught in US tariff crosshairs

In the Barbie movie, the iconic doll faces a pivotal decision: opt for her trademark but impractical sky-high stilettos or embrace the down-to-earth comfort of the quintessentially German Birkenstock sandal?

11/04 More than 2,600 US Energy Dept staffers accept second offer to resign, sources say

More than 2,600 U.S. Department of Energy staffers have opted to take the Trump administration's second round of resignation offers, two sources said on Thursday, with offices on power grid stability and loans for high-tech energy projects hit hard.

11/04 Trump suggests farmers could petition to keep workers without legal status

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that farmers will be able to petition the federal government to retain some farmworkers in the U.S. illegally, provided the workers leave the country and return with legal status.

10/04 Hungary suggests 'biological attack' could be source of foot-and-mouth outbreak

Hungary on Thursday suggested a "biological attack" as a possible source of the country's first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in more than half a century, which has triggered border closures and the mass slaughter of cattle in the northwest.

10/04 Ivory Coast threatens more expensive cocoa in response to US tariffs

Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cocoa producer, could take measures to make the product more expensive if tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump go into effect, the West African country's agriculture minister said on Thursday.

10/04 Trump administration urges states to limit what can be bought with food stamps

The Trump administration is calling on states to request waivers that would bar food stamp recipients from buying soda and other processed foods with their benefits, according to a Thursday op-ed by U.S. health and agriculture secretaries, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Brooke Rollins.

09/04 From juice to jewellery: which U.S. goods will EU hit with tariffs?

The European Union will launch countermeasures from next Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs with extra duties on 21 billion euros ($23 billion) of U.S. imports.

09/04 USDA to lose bird flu response employees, source says

Several U.S. Department of Agriculture employees who worked on the agency's bird flu response will leave at the end of April, straining the federal capacity to monitor the spread of the virus, according to a source familiar with the situation.

09/04 EU to start retaliating against U.S. tariffs on Tuesday

The European Union will launch its first countermeasures against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs next week, the bloc's members agreed on Wednesday, joining China and Canada in retaliating and escalating a global trade conflict.

09/04 Largest US egg producer cooperating in Justice Department price probe

The largest U.S. egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods , is cooperating with a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into high egg prices and whether producers have conspired to raise them, the company said on Tuesday.

08/04 US wine sellers worry as Trump tariffs set to hit Wednesday

Adam Williams, 57, owner of Ansley Wine Merchants in Atlanta, said he was bracing for the worst on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump's tariffs are set to kick in, which will spike costs of the imported wines and liquors he sells.

08/04 Mexico reports first human death from H5N1 bird flu

Mexico on Tuesday logged its first human death from H5N1 avian influenza, a three-year-old girl in the northern state of Coahuila, according to the state's health minister.

08/04 Trump attacked Australian beef, but industry looks like tariff winner

On the day Donald Trump announced tariffs on imports from a dizzying number of countries last week, the U.S. president gave a special mention to Australian beef.

08/04 US tariffs threaten 35,000 citrus jobs in South Africa, farmers say

Tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt South African citrus farms and could potentially affect 35,000 jobs, a farmers' association said on Tuesday.

07/04 Maine sues over USDA pause on funds due to support for transgender athletes

The state of Maine on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to freeze federal funding for education programs in the state over its refusal to ban transgender women from sports.

07/04 'Everything is so expensive': Bolivians tighten belts as new inflation reality bites

In Bolivia's highland city La Paz, homemaker Angelica Zapata is coming to terms with a new inflation reality as prices rise at the fastest speed in almost two decades, propelled by shortages of fuel and dollars in the Andean country.

07/04 India sees no hit to projected growth from US tariffs, economists remain sceptical

Economists have lowered India's growth estimates by 20-40 basis points to 6.1% for the current fiscal.

06/04 Trump's 20% tariff clouds future of Italian wines in US

The outlook for Prosecco, Brunello di Montalcino and other Italian wines in the United States is increasingly gloomy, producers and importers said, following President Donald Trump's imposition of a 20% tariff on European imports.

05/04 China retaliation on US farm goods hits soybeans, bolstering Brazil

China's retaliation on Friday against new U.S. tariffs is poised to accelerate Beijing's move towards alternative suppliers for agricultural goods including Brazil, a shift that began during the trade war of U.S. President Donald Trump's first term.

05/04 Mexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu

Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday.

05/04 Amazon shipping route for Brazilian soy disrupted by protests, poor roads

Indigenous protests and poor roads have disrupted shipping of Brazil's bumper soybean crop in recent days via the river port of Miritituba in the Amazon rainforest, worrying global companies including Cargill and Bunge which have important operations.

04/04 South Africa not planning to retaliate over Trump's tariffs

South Africa has no immediate plans to retaliate against the United States over tariffs announced by President Donald Trump this week and will instead seek to negotiate exemptions and quota agreements, senior government officials said on Friday.

04/04 FDA suspends program to improve bird flu testing due to staff cuts

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is suspending efforts to improve its bird flu testing of milk, cheese and pet food due to massive staff cuts at the agency, according to an email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.

04/04 One Beijing man’s quest to keep cooking - and connecting with Americans - on camera

From his kitchen in Beijing, Yu Bo is running a campaign to connect China with America – one slapstick cooking video at a time.

03/04 Brazil may emerge as winner from sweeping US tariffs, economists say

Sweeping U.S. tariffs could prove relatively advantageous for Brazil, Latin America's largest economy, despite President Donald Trump's move to impose a 10% levy on its exports to the United States, economists said on Thursday.

03/04 US egg imports meant to drive prices down could be hit by tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs could apply to eggs being imported to ease a supply shortage, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday, a move that industry experts said could boost prices just as they have started to decline from record highs.

03/04 Import tax on coffee pressures US roasters already facing high prices

The first U.S. tariffs on coffee imports since colonial times will increase costs and complexity to importers and roasters already dealing with near-record prices.

03/04 High just got higher: Trump tariffs to raise prices for US cannabis users

Contemplating smoking your way out of the tariff gloom? Think again.

03/04 Australian beef farmers say Trump tariffs to boost price of US hamburgers

At a cattle auction in Australia's lush Southern Highlands, an auctioneer shouts from a gantry over the din of nearly 2,000 cows waiting to be bought.

03/04 US slaps 26% tariff on India amid ongoing bilateral trade talks

The U.S. slapped a 26% reciprocal tariff on India in a setback to the South Asian country's expectation of getting relief from President Donald Trump's global trade policy that has unnerved world markets for weeks.

03/04 Australia says US tariffs 'not act of a friend' but rules out reciprocal move

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs was "not the act of a friend," but ruled out placing reciprocal tariffs against the United States.

03/04 USDA freezes some funds to Maine over support for transgender athletes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen funds to some Maine educational programs over the state's refusal to ban transgender women from sports, said a press release from Secretary Brooke Rollins.

03/04 Canada, Mexico not subject to new global rates as fentanyl tariff still in place

Mexico and Canada avoided fresh tariffs on Wednesday with President Donald Trump exempting the United States' top trading partners from his new 10% global tariff baseline, although previous duties remain in place.

03/04 French wine, spirits sales in US expected to fall 20% after tariff announcement

Sales of French wine and spirits are expected to slide at least 20% in the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs, the French wine and spirits exporters group FEVS said on Wednesday.

03/04 White House fact sheet accompanying Trump's new tariff orders

President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled sweeping global tariffs of at least 10% on goods imported from most U.S. trading partners.

03/04 Instant view: Hefty Trump tariffs surprise markets, S&P futures slide

U.S. President Donald Trump further escalated a trade war on Wednesday by announcing he would impose reciprocal tariffs to match duties put on U.S. goods by other countries.

01/04 US House Democrats open investigation into Kennedy bird flu response

Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee opened an investigation on Tuesday into health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handling of the federal response to bird flu, according to a letter sent to Kennedy and released by the committee.

01/04 Exclusive: Trump health layoffs include staff overseeing bird flu response, source says

The Trump administration has fired staff who were working on the Food and Drug Administration's bird flu response as part of its mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a source familiar with the situation.

01/04 Cuts to food stamps and Medicaid could imperil this California Republican

When Blair Isbell's food aid benefits arrive each month, the community college student and mother of two starts planning how to spend the roughly $7 per person per day she gets for groceries.

31/03 Argentina requests first tranche of more than 40% under $20 billion IMF program

Argentina is seeking a first disbursement of more than 40% under a $20-billion program it is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Sunday.

31/03 Brazil's coffee farmers turn to costly irrigation to quench global demand for the brew 

Drought hit coffee farmers in Brazil hard last year, drying up trees and driving global prices to record highs. But Rodrigo Brondani is expecting a bumper harvest.

31/03 Breakingviews - Fake chocolate is a sweeter bet than plant burgers

Eco-conscious diners weren’t enough to propel once-hyped startups like Beyond Meat into reshaping the food chain. The problem for plant-based burgers is that they weren’t clearly a better option on price or taste, and threatened an established market of farmers and meatpackers. When it comes to edible lab experiments, a sweet tooth works better: artificial chocolate offers a remedy for the $130 bi

29/03 "The damage has already arrived, serious difficulties. Incentives are studied for affected products"

Paolo Damilano, among the most authoritative producers of Barolo and natural waters: "The reaction will be automatic. I hope in a rethinking"

29/03 Trump funding cuts ripple through rural America

The phone rang over the whine of Trey Yates' butter churn. The person calling was polite, but the message was devastating: Mountaineer Food Bank was ending Yates' butter contract, due to the federal government's funding cuts.

28/03 Trump, Carney say they had a productive call; Canadian tariffs still coming

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday had a conversation that both men described as productive, although the Canadian leader said Ottawa would be imposing retaliatory tariffs next week as promised.

28/03 India reports eight outbreaks of bird flu in Andhra Pradesh

India has reported eight outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in farms and backyard poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Friday, citing Indian authorities.

28/03 Trump tariffs: Canada's prime minister says nothing off the table in response to US duties

Canada will wait until next week to strike back against the latest U.S. threat of tariffs and nothing is off the table regarding possible countermeasures, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday.

27/03 Coming to a store near you: double-digit coffee price hikes

If your favourite coffee beans have vanished from the shelves, don't worry - they will return soon. The bad news is they will be up to 25% more expensive.

27/03 Russia's Rusagro loses a third of its value after arrest of billionaire founder Moshkovich

Russian agricultural producer Rusagro has lost nearly a third of its value on the Moscow stock exchange in the past two days since news of the arrest of its billionaire founder Vadim Moshkovich emerged.

25/03 Trump cuts hit struggling food banks, risking hunger for low-income Americans

Food banks say they will have less to distribute because of at least $1 billion in federal funding cuts.

25/03 Bird flu spreads to mammals, fears of human transmission

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of people, raising concerns that it may lead to human-to-human transmission and turn into a new pandemic.

24/03 US turns to Brazil for eggs and considers other sources during bird flu outbreak

The U.S. has almost doubled imports of Brazilian eggs once used only for pet food and is considering relaxing regulations for eggs laid by chickens raised for meat, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to bring down sky-high prices spiked by bird flu.

24/03 Trump widens trade war as he targets Venezuela's energy sector, eyes sectoral tariffs soon

Trump said the US would impose tariffs on autos, pharmaceutical and aluminum in "the very near future," arguing that the US would need all those products in the event of wars or other problems.

20/03 Exclusive: Proposed US port fees on China-built ships begin choking coal, agriculture exports

President Donald Trump's plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding using massive fees on China-linked ship visits to American ports is causing U.S. coal inventories to swell and stoking uncertainty in the embattled agriculture market, as exporters struggle to find ships to send goods abroad.

15/03 Telkom, partners introduce smart agritech, transforming SA wine

Telkom, in partnership with South Africa Wine and industry leaders, has launched the Smart Agritech initiative to revolutionise South African agriculture, particularly in the wine industry. Unveiled in February at Lanzerac Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, the project leverages cutting-edge technology to enhance sustainability, efficiency, and resilience in farming.The initiative combines Telkom’s 5G c

11/03 Global stocks selloff pauses as investors catch their breath

Tumbling stock markets and rallying Treasuries steadied somewhat in Europe, as a modicum of calm returned to markets after the previous day's dramatic moves when the Nasdaq saw its biggest one-day fall in over two years.

11/03 USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases

The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches, according to a school group and a Politico report on Monday.

10/03 Coffee theft surges in the US as prices for the beans soar

Theft of truck loads of green coffee beans is surging in the United States, the world's largest importer of the commodity, as prices for the beans increased to all-time highs in the last year, according to transportation companies.

10/03 Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze

Trump has historically enjoyed widespread support across the U.S. Farm Belt. But recent actions have disrupted some agricultural markets and caused stress and confusion in farm country.

10/03 Stocks fall, yen gains on Trump trade war, China deflationary woes

Wall Street futures sank and the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc strengthened early on Monday as building deflationary pressures in China added to growth worries from a fading U.S. economy and an escalating global trade war.

10/03 The end of cheap palm oil? Output stalls as biodiesel demand surges

Stagnating palm-oil production and a biodiesel push in Indonesia could keep the price of cooking oil high for years.

09/03 Trump won't predict whether recession could result from his tariff moves

President Donald Trump declined to predict whether the U.S. could face a recession amid stock market concerns about his tariff actions on Mexico, Canada and China over fentanyl.

08/03 Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in US since turn of century

The population of butterflies - the beautiful insects that play a vital role in pollination and the health of ecosystems - has fallen in the United States by more than a fifth this century, according to research spanning hundreds of species from the red admiral butterfly to the American lady to the cabbage white.

08/03 China announces retaliatory tariffs on some Canada farm, food products

China announced tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminium products.

08/03 Trump's shipbuilding plan could upend ocean cargo industry, companies warn

The levies could hit virtually every ship calling at U.S. ports, foist up to $30 billion of annual costs on American consumers and double the cost of shipping U.S. exports,

07/03 Canada commits over C$6 billion to fight impact of US tariffs, find new markets

Canada on Friday unveiled billions of dollars in aid and other forms of support to businesses and people expected to be directly affected by U.S. tariffs.

07/03 Canada suspends imports from biggest US pork processing plant

Canada has blocked imports from the biggest U.S. pork processing plant, a facility run by Smithfield Foods in Tar Heel, North Carolina, the company said on Friday.

07/03 US, Canadian farmers face soaring fertilizer prices amid Trump trade war

With only weeks until spring planting on both sides of the border gets underway, Canadian and U.S. farmers, already facing low grain prices, are bracing for another economic blow: even bigger fertilizer bills amid a North American trade war.

07/03 Global coffee trade grinding to a halt, hit hard by brutal price hikes

Global coffee traders and roasters say they have slashed their purchases to minimal levels, as the industry reels from a steep surge in prices that suppliers have yet to convince retail stores to accept.

06/03 Brazil braces for more Chinese demand, higher food prices amid US trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China will give Brazilian agricultural exporters an opportunity to take an even bigger share of the Chinese market at the expense of American farmers, but it could also fuel already high food inflation in Brazil.

06/03 Canada will be in trade war with US for foreseeable future, says Trudeau

Canada will continue to be in a trade war with the United States for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, a day after what he called a "colorful" call with President Donald Trump.

06/03 US board reinstates thousands of USDA employees fired by Trump administration

A U.S. board that reviews the firings of federal employees on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily reinstate thousands of workers who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump's layoffs of the federal workforce.

04/03 How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's is smuggled from war-torn Sudan

Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's sweets, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources say, complicating Western companies' efforts to insulate their supply chains from the conflict.

04/03 With Trump's tariffs, Illinois farmers worry about losing corn sales to Mexico

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Mexico carry an outsized risk for farmers in Jacksonville, Illinois, as retaliation by Mexico could prompt corn buyers in that country to turn to rival growers in South America.

04/03 How China reduced its reliance on US farm imports and sharpened its trade war toolkit

Since the U.S. and China imposed tit-for-tat tariffs during a trade war during Donald Trump's first presidential term, Beijing has taken steps to reduce its reliance on American farm goods in a wider effort to bolster its food security.

04/03 Trump's China tariffs trigger retaliation against U.S. farm products

China has decreased its reliance on imports of U.S. farm goods since the trade war during President Donald Trump's first term, a trend that is poised to continue after Beijing on Tuesday announced tariffs on a range of agricultural products in response to fresh U.S. tariffs.

04/03 China to impose extra tariffs of 10%-15% on various US farm products

China on Tuesday swiftly retaliated against fresh U.S. tariffs, announcing 10%-15% hikes to import levies covering a range of American agricultural and food products, and placing 25 U.S. firms under export and investment restrictions.

04/03 Trump alerts American farmers: get ready for external tariffs April 2

President Donald Trump on Monday alerted America's farmers to coming U.S. tariffs on "external product," telling them to get ready to sell their goods domestically.

19/02 What's in Trump's new order on reciprocal US tariffs?

President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to tear up decades-old low U.S. tariff rates, raising them to match those of other countries and counteract other barriers to American goods to try to shrink a U.S. goods trade deficit that topped $1.2 trillion last year.

17/02 Fears veg prices could rise in wake of Storm Éowyn damage

Vegetable growers have pleaded for Government support after warning that in some cases Storm Éowyn wiped out almost 80pc of their early harvest crops.

08/02 Wicklow TD’s ire as 300 Wicklow farmers still waiting for ACRES payments

Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has called for immediate clarity on the payment schedule for over 300 farmers in Wicklow who are still waiting for their ACRES (Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme) payments.

24/01 Shein tells UK lawmakers it does not allow Chinese cotton in products sold in US

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein requires its contract manufacturers to only source cotton from approved regions, which do not include China, for products it sells in the United States, its biggest market, the company said on Friday.

23/01 Primark cuts sales outlook after weak Christmas quarter

Associated British Foods downgraded the annual sales guidance for its Primark budget clothing business on Thursday after disappointing results in the Christmas quarter in its main UK and Ireland market.

22/01 Trump stirs tariff pot with fresh threats on EU, Feb 1 China deadline

The Trump administration is discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports. Trump said the EU also has troubling trade surpluses with the United States.

20/01 Argentina marks record trade surplus at nearly $19 bln in Milei's first year as president

Argentina posted a record $18.9 billion trade surplus for 2024, according to official data released on Monday, that largely coincides with libertarian President Javier Milei's first full year on the job.

19/01 Champagne shipments hit by gloomy consumer mood in 2024, producers say

French champagne shipments fell by nearly 10% last year as economic and political uncertainties hit consumers' appetite for the sparkling wine in key markets such as France and the United States, the producers association said.

17/01 US turkey producers should ramp up bird flu testing, USDA says

U.S. poultry producers should ramp up testing and monitoring of turkeys for bird flu before they are slaughtered to ensure the virus stays out of the food supply, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.

17/01 Argentina's Milei set to clinch trade surplus record on grains, energy exports

Argentina likely logged the largest trade surplus in its history in 2024, a Reuters analyst poll released on Friday showed, on the back of libertarian President Javier Milei's bid to boost grains and energy exports in his first full year in office.

17/01 Immigrant US farmworkers prepare for Trump mass deportation plan

About half of U.S. farmworkers are undocumented. Some are assigning guardians to U.S.-born children in case of detainment.

16/01 US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients

People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, in an expansion of the agency's efforts to tackle increasing infections in humans.

16/01 Adopted wild boar can stay with her owner, French court rules

A wild boar adopted by a French horse breeder can remain with her owner, a court ruled on Thursday, after threats by authorities to remove and even euthanise her triggered a storm of protest.

16/01 Trump upended trade once, aims to do so again with new tariffs

Trump's biggest first-term trade impact was to shatter decades of political consensus favoring ever-lower trade barriers that had allowed China to become the world's largest goods producer.

16/01 Breakingviews - Cracks in India’s consumption story run deep

If India wants to prop up its stalling economic growth, it will have to sacrifice some of the financial stability underpinning the country’s moment on the global stage.

15/01 Kashmir's saffron growers experiment with indoor farming as climate pressures mount

Tucked in a valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas of the Indian Kashmir region is the town of Pampore, famed for its farms that grow the world's most expensive spice - the red-hued saffron.

15/01 Coffee lovers find grounds for complaint at Australian Open

Melbourne prides itself on serving up the world's best coffee, but finding a hot brew at the Australian Open has proved a challenge for some of the tens of thousands of fans attending this year's Grand Slam tennis tournament.

14/01 US warns of health risks from sewage use for fertilizer

The use of treated sewage sludge as fertilizer on farms can pose a health risk to residents and consumers because of the presence of "forever chemicals" that break down slowly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

14/01 Lindt & Spruengli posts 2024 sales slightly below expectations

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli on Tuesday said its sales grew 7.8% organically last year, coming in slightly below market expectations, hit by record high cocoa prices and weakened consumer sentiment.

14/01 Malaysia says EU deforestation law presents challenges, opportunities for palm industry  

The European Union's pending anti-deforestation law presents both challenges and opportunities for Malaysia's palm oil industry, Malaysia's deputy commodities minister told an industry conference on Tuesday.

09/01 Canada considers retaliatory tariffs on orange juice, other US goods, paper says

Canada is considering slapping retaliatory tariffs on a slew of U.S. products including orange juice in case President-elect Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from north of its border, a local newspaper said on Thursday.

08/01 US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry

The U.S. will rebuild a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry that match the strain of the virus circulating in commercial flocks and wild birds, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, in a sign of the widespread and devastating nature of the nation's persistent outbreak.

08/01 World animal health body urges tighter bird flu controls after US death

More should be done to control the spread of bird flu among animals to avoid more cases in humans, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States.

08/01 Indonesian government tells ranchers to import cattle for school meals programme

Indonesia is encouraging domestic cattle ranchers to import breeding cows, targeting 400,000 head in 2025, to supply meat and milk for the government's free school meals programme, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.

07/01 Bird flu risk remains low after first US death, WHO says

The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States.

07/01 Smithfield Foods first to publicly file in 2025 for big US IPO

Smithfield Foods on Monday made public its paperwork for its New York initial public offering as the maker of Farmland bacon and Farmer John sausages prepares for its U.S. stock market return after more than a decade.

06/01 Louisiana reports first bird flu-related death in US, state agency says

The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu had died, the country's first death from an outbreak of the virus that has sickened dozens of people and millions of poultry and cattle.

06/01 Syria unable to import wheat or fuel due to US sanctions, trade minister says

Syria is unable to make deals to import fuel, wheat or other key goods due to strict U.S. sanctions and despite many countries, including Gulf Arab states, wanting to do so, Syria's new trade minister said.

05/01 Farmers' convoys head for Paris to restart protest movement

Convoys of farmers set off on Sunday to try to block roads around Paris in protest against what they say is unfair competition from overseas and excessive regulation.

04/01 Even before US alcohol warning, younger Americans were turning to mocktails

Half of Americans between ages 18 and 25 used alcohol in the last month, down from 60% from 2013, a survey shows.

03/01 Explainer: How alcohol consumption impacts cancer risk

The U.S. Surgeon General on Friday said all alcoholic drinks, whether beer, wine or spirits, should carry a label warning that consumption increases the risk of cancer.

03/01 Ghana's parliament passes provisional budget, averts government shutdown

Ghana's parliament has passed a provisional budget that allows the government to spend 68.1 billion Ghanaian cedis ($4.65 billion) through March, the chamber's speaker said, narrowly averting an unprecedented government shutdown.

02/01 Zelenskiy says Ukraine preparing to resume diplomatic ties with Syria

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was preparing to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria, less than a month after the overthrow of the Russia-backed government in Damascus.

30/12 Syria eyes 'strategic' ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments

Syria hopes for "strategic partnerships" with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new Islamist rulers in Damascus amid waning Russian influence.

27/12 Ukraine sends food aid to Syria, says Zelenskiy

Kyiv traditionally exports wheat and corn to countries in the Middle East, but not to Syria.

27/12 China investigates beef imports as oversupply squeezes prices

China will launch an investigation into beef imports, the commerce ministry said on Friday, as the world's biggest meat importer and consumer grapples with an oversupplied market that has sent domestic prices to multi-year lows.

27/12 Brazil court suspends law cutting tax breaks for firms with deforestation soy commitment

A justice on Brazil's top court on Thursday suspended a law from the country's top soy-producing state that would end tax breaks for firms following an agreement to not purchase soy from deforested areas of the Amazon rainforest.

27/12 Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not seen in samples from an infected backyard flock on the patient's property.

20/12 Exclusive: China's state importer books US soy purchases as tariff threat looms

China's Sinograin has bought nearly 500,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans this week for shipment in March and April, paying more for U.S. supplies for state reserves rather than buying cheaper Brazilian beans, two U.S. traders familiar with the deals said.

20/12 Bird flu drives US egg prices to all-time highs before Christmas

U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats.

20/12 What are cocoa futures, and how do they work?

Some facts on futures markets, including how they operate and the main players.

20/12 How a hedge fund exodus reshaped global cocoa markets 

Behind a record surge in cocoa prices this year, a corner of financial markets that drives the cost of chocolate underwent a seismic shift: the hedge funds that oiled its workings headed for the exit.

20/12 Japan's core inflation accelerates, keeps BOJ rate-hike chance alive

Japan's core inflation accelerated in November as rising food and fuel costs hit households, data showed on Friday, keeping the central bank under pressure to raise interest rates.

19/12 France says bird flu-free after month without outbreaks

France has declared itself to be free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the absence of new outbreaks for more than a month, though the country remains on high alert for the virus that has been spreading rapidly in Europe, the agriculture ministry said.

18/12 Delay to EU deforestation law confirmed after countries approve

European Union countries on Tuesday approved a year's delay to the bloc's anti-deforestation law, confirming the postponement of the world-first green policy, the Council of the EU said in a statement.

18/12 Trump urges US lawmakers to reject spending bill, raising shutdown odds

President-elect Donald TrumpWednesday called on U.S. lawmakers to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past Friday, raising the likelihood of a partial shutdown.

18/12 US confirms first severe human case of bird flu

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, marking the first known instance of a severe human illness linked to the bird flu virus in the United States.

18/12 US single-family housing starts rebound in November

U.S. single-family homebuilding rebounded in November as the drag from hurricanes faded, but the threat of tariffs on imported goods and potential labor shortages from mass deportations could hamper new construction next year.

17/12 India's gold imports to plunge in December after record November

India's gold imports are poised for a sharp slowdown in December following record purchases in November, in the absence of any major festival and as rebounding prices prompt buyers to delay purchases, trade and government officials said.

17/12 India tightens curbs as air pollution turns 'severe'

India has tightened restrictions aimed at helping the public cope with pollution twice in 24 hours for New Delhi and its surrounding regions after a deterioration in air quality.

16/12 Syria's ports working normally as Ukraine looks to supply staple foods

Syria's main ports are working normally after days of disruptions, maritime officials said on Monday, and Ukraine said it was in touch with the interim government about delivering staple foods.

16/12 Ghana's president-elect plans to reform cocoa sector, restructure regulator

Ghana's president-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to revamp the cocoa sector and reorganise the state-run regulator, aiming to stimulate growth and improve efficiency in the world's second-largest cocoa producer.

16/12 Norway to provide $242 mln to strengthen Ukrainian navy

Norway said on Monday it would provide 2.7 billion crowns ($242 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy and help it deter Russian naval forces in the Black Sea.

16/12 Malaysia PM appoints Thai heavyweight Thaksin his adviser on ASEAN

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday appointed Thailand's billionaire political heavyweight and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra as his personal adviser for when he becomes chair of Southeast Asia's regional bloc next year.

13/12 USDA approves funds to fight screwworm, may resume Mexico cattle imports this year

The Biden administration approved a second round of emergency funding to block New World screwworm from entering the U.S. on Friday, a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary told Reuters, after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over the pest.

12/12 This company has big orders from RIL and Tata, continuous upper circuit after pause, 1000% return in 6 months

The company now has a strong order book of over Rs 1500 crore, which also includes significant contracts with Reliance Industries and McCann India Agro.

12/12 Meet SwagBot, the AI-powered robot cattle herder preventing soil degradation

With four wheels and a bright red paint job, SwagBot is not your average cow.

11/12 Exclusive: Brazil's top coffee roasters to hike prices from next year

Brazil's top coffee roasters including JDE Peet's, one of the world's biggest coffee companies, are set to hike prices domestically from early next year after adverse weather caused raw bean prices to spike.

11/12 Stocks settle in for nervous wait on US CPI

Asian stock markets and the dollar took a breather on Wednesday ahead of an anticipated rate cut in Canada and a U.S. inflation reading expected to leave the Fed on course to cut rates again.

10/12 John Dramani Mahama returning as Ghana president on pledge to mend economy

John Dramani Mahama, who is returning as Ghana's president eight years after losing power, achieved his political comeback on a promise to mend the West African country's economy.

10/12 Ghana electoral commission declares ex-President Mahama election winner

Ghana's electoral commission on Monday declared ex-president and main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama winner of Saturday's presidential election with 56.55% of the vote, according to provisional results.

10/12 Hungary's Viktor Orban meets Trump, Musk at Mar-a-Lago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk at the U.S. president-elect's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Monday, the European leader announced on social media platform X.

09/12 This is the economy that will have the most revolution with technology: it will move 730 billion dollars

It is an industry that is interacted with daily, even in something as everyday as food, although many are unaware of it.

07/12 Ghana holds election amid hopes for better economic times

Ghana holds a presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday amid hopes for an economic revival after the worst financial crisis in a generation, which led to a major debt default in the West African nation.

06/12 South American farmers hail Mercosur-EU deal, wary of fine print

South America's agricultural sector, a key source of global food, celebrated on Friday as the regional Mercosur bloc and the European Union struck a free trade agreement, though farmers said they wanted to see the small print of the deal.

06/12 Nigeria's Senate seeks to criminalise corn exports to tackle hunger

Nigeria's Senate has passed a bill seeking to make it a crime to export large quantities of unprocessed corn in an effort to alleviate hunger in the West African nation, documents seen by Reuters on Friday showed.

06/12 EU, Mercosur set to finalise contentious trade deal

The European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc are expected on Friday to finalise a free trade agreement but it faces a tortuous battle for approval in Europe given firm French opposition.

05/12 Brazil's Lula recognizes three more Indigenous territories

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially recognized three more Indigenous territories on Wednesday, pushing to 13 the number of lands to which he has granted legal protection since his latest term began in early 2023.

05/12 EU chief jets in to South America as Mercosur trade deal hopes rise

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Uruguay on Thursday, aiming to finalize a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc that includes farming powerhouses Brazil and Argentina.

04/12 Why are coffee prices trading near half-century highs?

Global coffee prices have soared to their highest in nearly 50 years due to poor weather in Brazil and Vietnam, forcing roasters such as Nestle to raise prices and consumers to hunt for cheaper brews amid the cost of living crisis.

04/12 Valencia floods contaminate rich Albufera wetland with detritus and sewage 

One of Europe's most biodiverse coastal wetland reserves has been inundated with tons of plastic waste, wrecked cars and pharmaceutical products by the flash floods that ravaged southeastern Spain last month.

04/12 Grains for gold: Indian export curbs drive boom in barter smuggling

Guards on either side of a border checkpoint between India and Bangladesh scour vehicles and frisk passengers in a hunt for illicit consignments of gold and drugs, as well as food staples such as sugar, grain and even onions.

04/12 Discontent runs high as Ghana readies to vote on Saturday

Public frustration over Ghana's economic travails, including high prices and a dearth of jobs, has dominated the run-up to Saturday's general election, which will likely test the nation's longstanding democratic credentials.

04/12 Exclusive: Biden administration will not finalize clean fuel tax credit guidance

Biden administration officials will not finalize highly anticipated guidelines on new clean fuel production tax credits aimed at the airline and biofuel industries before they leave in January, three sources told Reuters, casting doubt on the future of a key piece of the U.S. president’s climate agenda.

03/12 Biden pushes out over $100 billion in clean energy grants as term winds down

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden senior advisor for international climate policy John Podesta said.

03/12 UK secures over 5 million H5 influenza vaccine doses as pandemic precaution

Britain's Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Tuesday that it has secured a contract for over five million doses of the human H5 influenza vaccine as part of preparations for a potential influenza pandemic.

03/12 For Ghana's cocoa farmers, fertiliser is the vote winner in looming election

Cocoa farmer Joseph Arkoh's vote in Saturday's election in Ghana hinges on one unlikely issue: fertiliser.

03/12 Tyson Foods to close Kansas meat plant, cutting more than 800 jobs

Tyson Foods will permanently close a beef and pork plant in Emporia, Kansas, that employs more than 800 people, the meat processor said on Monday.

02/12 ADM says top compliance officer is leaving the company

Accounting problems forced the company to correct six years of financial data earlier this year.

02/12 ADM's earnings report delayed after more accounting errors found

Prices for staple crops like corn and soybeans have slid to near four-year lows, hurting ADM's profits and margins.

02/12 Ghana's economic crisis looms over impending elections

After serving in Ghana's police force for over three decades, pensioner Emmanuel Amey-Wemegah had a clear retirement plan: invest part of his pension benefits in government bonds, complete the construction of his house, and buy a car.

02/12 Exclusive: UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation

A large chunk of the around $1 billion a day that is required will need to come from the private sector.

01/12 Ghana risks government shutdown if no budget passed before election

Ghana's parliament is unlikely to pass a provisional budget before the Dec. 7 general election, former officials and experts say, which risks triggering an unprecedented government shutdown early next year.

01/12 Cyclone Fengal kills 19 in India and Sri Lanka

Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused flooding in Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry region after crossing India's southern coast from the Bay of Bengal on Saturday.

30/11 Cactus pear is a crop with potential in Italy's parched south and beyond

Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy's arid south, but a startup founded by a former telecoms manager believes it has found a solution: Opuntia Ficus, better known as the cactus pear.

28/11 Remy Cointreau braces for sharp drop in annual sales as no sign of US recovery

Remy Cointreau braced investors on Thursday for a bigger than expected fall in annual sales, citing weakness in its key U.S. market where inflation has hit demand and potential tariffs could deal another blow to the spirits maker.

28/11 Cuban sugar industry demise mirrors food crisis

Cuba, which once produced millions of tons of sugar, expects to output just 300,000 metric tons of the sweetener in 2025, according to provincial media reports, as it struggles to find the resources to plant cane in a bitter symbol of agriculture's decline on the Caribbean island.

27/11 Cocoa firms pour money into Ghana in bid to avert more losses

International buyers of Ghana's cocoa have made at least half a billion dollars of upfront payments to state marketing board Cocobod, according to Reuters' calculations, in a dash to secure supplies and avoid another season of heavy losses.

27/11 How Trump's proposed tariffs might affect commodities and energy

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday pledged tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China. The proposed tariffs would affect a wide range of industries, including oil, natural gas, agriculture and manufacturing, potentially altering long-established trade patterns and supply chains.

26/11 Trump tariffs could raise grocery, liquor bills - from beef and pork to avocados and tequila

U.S. prices may rise next year for avocados, strawberries and other fresh produce, and consumers could face shortages, if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on plans to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, agricultural economists and industry executives said.

25/11 Starbucks faces disruptions following ransomware attack on software supplier

Starbucks said the aftermath of a ransomware attack on a software supplier has been affecting its ability to pay baristas and manage their schedules, the company's spokesperson said on Monday.

25/11 US suspends Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case

The United States has temporarily paused imports of Mexican cattle after a case of New World screwworm (NWS) was identified at the lakeside town of Catazaja in southern Chiapas state, the Mexican government said on Sunday.

25/11 US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation

U.S. farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally.

23/11 Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary.

22/11 US CDC confirms H5N1 bird flu in a child in California

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed the country's first case of H5N1 bird flu infection in a child, who experienced mild symptoms and is recovering from their illness.

22/11 India aims to stamp out farm fires with satellite images of scorched earth

India's government plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.

22/11 Why India's toxic farm fire counting method is disputed

India plans to count toxic farm fires by monitoring the burnt area they leave rather than the current method of using orbiting satellites to measure live fires.

21/11 Starbucks weighs strategic partnerships for China operations

Starbucks reiterated on Thursday it is exploring strategic partnerships for its Chinese operations, after a media report saying the company is considering selling a stake in the business to a local partner.

21/11 Container shippers hedging green transition with dual-fuel vessel orders

Hybrid engines allow operators to fall back on petroleum if green fuels are too costly.

21/11 Lower turkey costs set table for cheaper US Thanksgiving feast this year

Inflation-weary consumers should see the cost of their classic Thanksgiving dinner gobble less of their paychecks this year, largely because Americans are buying less of the meal's centerpiece dish, turkey.

20/11 Exclusive: Ghana blocks pension funds from offshore investment on currency concerns, sources say

Ghana is clamping down on private pension fund managers who want to invest in offshore assets on concerns it could worsen pressure on its cedi currency, three industry sources told Reuters.

20/11 French farmers continue protests as union threatens food supply disruption

French farmers held a second day of protests on Tuesday over EU-Mercosur trade talks, with the hardline Coordination Rurale union dumping Spanish wine and blocking official buildings as a prelude to threatened disruption to food supply chains.

20/11 China's Xi visits Brasilia to cap tour flexing diplomatic clout

His visit caps a diplomatic blitz across South America that has shown Beijing's growing clout in the region where it filled a gap left by the U.S. presidential transition.

19/11 US buyers sue potato processors over alleged price-fixing scheme

Four of the largest potato processors in the United States were accused in a pair of new lawsuits of conspiring to overcharge grocery stores, other commercial buyers and consumers for years.

19/11 British farmers to protest against 'tractor tax' in London

Thousands of British farmers will march to Parliament Square on Tuesday to protest against the end of an inheritance tax exemption that has helped family farms pass down the generations, saying the move will threaten food production.

19/11 Germany's Scholz to address drones for Russia with China's Xi

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday he would discuss the delivery of dual-use goods with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit, following a report that a Chinese factory is producing military drones for Russia.

18/11 USDA confirms domestic flock infected with bird flu in Hawaii

The United States Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of bird flu in Hawaii on Monday, the first case of the virus in a domestic flock in the state since the current outbreak began in 2022.

18/11 Chile's 'seed guardians' grow and protect forgotten food varieties

An emerging group of farmers and growers in Chile, known as seed guardians, aim to protect the traditional crops of their ancestors, keeping them safe from industrial agriculture and genetic modification.

18/11 Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?

A deal at the COP29 climate talks on trading carbon credits could see billions of dollars move into emissions-reduction projects this decade but after a string of scandals, the market will first need to win over wary countries and communities.

18/11 G20 summit confronts a global order unsettled by Trump's return

China's President Xi Jinping will be a central player at the summit.

18/11 At least eight killed as super typhoon struck Philippines

Super typhoon Man-Yi unleashed fierce winds and strong rains that triggered landslides and storm surges.

18/11 French farmers back on the streets as Mercosur talks fuel discontent

Farmers will protest across France on Monday as the prospect of a trade deal between European and Mercosur countries sharpens discontent over foreign competition that fuelled a farming crisis earlier this year.

16/11 Honduras battles flooding as Tropical Storm Sara unleashes heavy rainfall

Wading through waist-deep water, residents along the northern coast of Honduras trudged through the streets on Friday carrying their belongings and pets, as heavy rains from Tropical Storm Sara caused widespread flooding across the area.

16/11 New Zealand inks 'sustainable' trade deal with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland

New Zealand signed a trade deal on Saturday with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland to remove tariffs on hundreds of sustainable goods and services, in a move Wellington says will boost the country's export sector.

15/11 Central America braces for Tropical Storm Sara's 'life-threatening' downpour

Central American countries scrambled on Thursday night to make preparations for the impact of Tropical Storm Sara, with Honduras likely to be the first in the storm's path as it slowly churns from the Caribbean.

14/11 India's toxic smog cuts off visibility in several areas

Toxic smog blanketed northern India on Thursday, becoming too thick to see through in several places, as high levels of pollution combined with humidity, low wind speed, and a drop in temperature, officials said.

13/11 Focus: Trump trade policy seen as wild card for US soybean farmers

American farmers are worried that President-elect Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans will curb their access to top soy buyer China, but tariffs could also lure companies to build more U.S. crushing plants, hungry for domestic supplies.

13/11 Millions of Nigerians go hungry as floods compound hardship

Unrelenting price rises and a brutal insurgency had already made it hard for Nigerians in northeastern Borno State to feed their families. When a dam collapsed in September, flooding the state capital and surrounding farmland, many people ran out of options.

13/11 Visibility drops in parts of Delhi as pollution surges

A toxic haze enveloped India's national capital on Wednesday morning as temperatures dropped and pollution surged, reducing visibility in some parts and prompting a warning from airport authorities that flights may be affected.

12/11 Canada moves to end labor disputes at ports, cites economic damage

Canada on Tuesday moved to end labor disputes at the country's two biggest ports, Vancouver and Montreal, citing economic damage and the potential for driving away trading partners.

12/11 Italy plans to restrict nascent 'cannabis light' industry

Italy's flourishing "cannabis light" industry risks being uprooted this year when Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushes a bill through parliament to deflower a crop that is legal across much of Europe.

11/11 Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods

The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said.

11/11 In South America, Trump already losing a trade battle with China

In South American copper giant Peru, the incoming Donald Trump White House will find itself already on the losing side in a trade battle with China, part of a bigger power realignment around the resource-rich region in Washington's backyard.

11/11 Main Ghana opposition leader tipped to win presidential vote, poll shows

Ghana's main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama looks set to win December's presidential election, an opinion poll showed on Monday, placing him ahead of his main challenger, ruling party candidate Muhamudu Bawumia.

11/11 TV chef Jamie Oliver withdraws book after 'insensitive' depiction of Indigenous Australians

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has withdrawn his latest children's book from sale after criticism it stereotyped members of Australia's Indigenous community.

09/11 US, Mexico reach agreement on Rio Grande water deliveries amid drought, shortages

An agreement aimed at ensuring more regular water from Mexico to the United States has been reached, both governments said on Saturday, following a long period of tension over a decades-old treaty.

09/11 California approves tighter rules for low carbon fuels policy

California regulators voted on Friday to toughen a policy aimed at boosting low-carbon fuels to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and meet state climate change goals, despite criticism it would increase retail fuel prices.

08/11 Montreal port employers threaten shutdown over labour dispute

Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a final offer to the longshore union.

08/11 Pakistan bans entry to parks, zoos as air pollution worsens

Pakistan's Punjab banned entry to many public spaces from Friday, including parks and zoos, as it sought to protect people from severe air pollution in parts of the eastern province.

07/11 US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people

Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

07/11 US farmers back Trump but face pain from China tariff threats

U.S. farmers want something from President-elect Donald Trump that his trade policies mean he is unlikely to deliver: increased access to the market of top soy-importer China.

07/11 Glanbia plans to revamp operations for ‘next phase of growth’

Nutrition group Glanbia is embarking on an “operational transformation” that will see it separate its nutritionals business into two new segments.

06/11 Ghana expects 2024/25 cocoa production resurgence

Ghana's cocoa production is expected to rebound in the 2024/25 crop season, buoyed by favourable weather conditions, according to local farmers, officials from regulatory body Cocobod, and buyers.

06/11 Commodities under pressure on likely Trump win in US presidential race

Commodities from oil to metals and grains slid on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened, with investors increasingly pricing in that Donald Trump will win the U.S. presidential election.

06/11 Pakistan's Punjab sets up 'smog war room' to combat hazardous air

Poor air quality pushed Lahore to the top of the rankings as the world's most polluted city.

05/11 Toxic smog wreathes India's capital as winter nears

A toxic smog shrouded the Indian capital on Tuesday, driving air quality in some areas into the "severe" range ahead of winter, when cold air traps pollutants and brings a spike in respiratory illnesses.

05/11 World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.

04/11 Employers at Canada's Port of Vancouver to lock out workers as deadline passes

The BC Maritime Employers Association said it would lock out workers on Monday at Canada's Port of Vancouver after a negotiating deadline passed, potentially disrupting exports of coal, potash and beef.

04/11 Ghana cocoa farmers hoard beans in anticipation of price hike

Cocoa farmers in the world's No.2 producer Ghana are hoarding beans in anticipation of higher prices, industry sources told Reuters, potentially squeezing supplies to a global cocoa market looking to recover from last season's disastrous harvests.

04/11 Can Milei defuse Argentina's economic time bomb?

Argentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, a political outsider who won election last year brandishing a chainsaw as a blunt symbol of his plans to cut spending, is defying long odds to right the embattled economy and keeping a lid on voter anger.

04/11 Trump's tariffs would reorder trade flows, raise costs, draw retaliation

Iowa farmer Bob Hemesath is worried that U.S. agriculture will pay dearly if Donald Trump wins Tuesday's presidential election and makes good on a vow to swiftly impose a 60% tariff on Chinese goods and at least a 10% levy on all other imports.

04/11 China urges palatable EV trade solution from EU as France defends bloc

China has urged France to push the European Commission towards a solution acceptable to both the European and Chinese electric vehicle industries, while France said the bloc would not yield on key matters as it pushes to overturn a tariff on brandy.

03/11 Indonesia's Prabowo visits Papua to check key food estate project

President Prabowo Subianto visited the Papua region of Indonesia on Sunday to oversee the development of a key food programme aimed at creating three million hectares (7.4 million acres) of food estates across the country.

02/11 Indonesia's top court rejects Indigenous community's appeal in palm oil case

Indonesia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by an Indigenous community that sought to cancel a permit for a palm oil concession on thousands of hectares of rainforest it claimed as ancestral land, legal documents showed on Friday.

02/11 Russia turns to UAE and Turkey for butter to contain soaring prices

Russia is importing butter from the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, in a move aimed at containing soaring prices that have alarmed consumers.