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Bunge Reports Loss, Cuts 2020 Outlook As Coronavirus Hits Demand

Agricultural commodities trader Bunge Ltd has reported a first-quarter loss and lowered its full-year forecast as the coronavirus crisis hammered...

Tyson Foods To Resume Limited Production At Largest US Pork Plant

Tyson Foods Inc will resume limited production at its largest US pork plant this week, the company said, a week after President Donald Trump ordered compan...

EU Milk Producers Suffer Export, Consumption Slump Due To Coronavirus

EU plans to help the dairy sector weather the coronavirus crisis by storing surplus milk have come under fire from milk producers as pr...

Tyson To Shutter Beef Facility As Workers Undergo Coronavirus Testing

A Tyson Foods Inc unit said it will temporarily halt production at a beef facility in Pasco, Washington, adding to the meat processing plant the...

Canada Sees No Beef Shortage, But Prices May Rise Due To Coronavirus

The Canadian government is not expecting a beef shortage despite the spread of the novel coronavirus in certain meat-packing plants, though prices may rise...

Coronavirus Threatens To Trigger New Round Of Global Food Crisis: China Official

The global coronavirus pandemic threatens to cause a huge shock to international food trade and trigger a new food crisis, a top agricu...

Agroknow Offers Free Access To Global Food Safety Platform

Food safety intelligence company Agroknow has partnered with stakeholders in the industry to offer free access to its global food safety platform...

Three Meat Plants Shut In Iowa And Pennsylvania As Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads

Major US meat companies have said that they shut three facilities that produce pork and beef in Iowa and Pennsylvania in the latest disruption to the count...