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US Coffee Roasters Weigh Price Increases, Cite Shipping Inflation

Coffee processors in the United States, the world's largest consumer of the beverage, are reporting significant cost increases in their operations, mostly...

Pandemic A Wake-Up To World Leaders On Food Frailties, WFP Says

Vulnerabilities in the world's food supply system have been laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, making global leaders more aware that if not fixed they cou...

'Sick Man Of Europe': UK Cut Off Over Fears About New COVID Strain

The United Kingdom was on Monday shut off from much of Europe after its closest allies cut transport ties due to fears about a new strain of the coronaviru...

WTO Fails To Agree Rules To Stop Overfishing By Year's End Deadline

World Trade Organisation negotiators have failed to reach a deal by a year-end deadline to cut subsidies that lead to overfishing, the chairman of the talk...

Maersk Hikes Earnings Outlook On Improved Demand

Shipping giant Maersk has raised its earnings outlook for the year, following a recovery in demand and measures to improve costs, the company said in a tra...

China Suspends Poultry Imports From Second US Plant Over COVID-19

China has suspended imports from an OK Foods poultry plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, because of coronavirus cases among workers, the USA Poultry & E...

Beyond COVID, Russia's State Grain Trader UGC Eyes Algeria And Iraq

Russian state-controlled grain trader United Grain Company, which has transformed itself into a big exporter within a year, is eyeing trade with Algeria an...

Coronavirus Found On Ecuador Shrimps In China, State Media Says

A city in China's eastern Anhui province found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of shrimps from Ecuador, state media reported on Wednesday, in the la...