Supply Chain - Farming

Auchan Retail Portugal Renews SmartFarmer Marketplace

Auchan Retail Portugal has announced the renewal of the 'SmartFarmer' marketplace, aimed at local producers and focused on the direct marketing of agri-foo...

Drought Threatens U.S. Wheat Production Despite Acreage Bump

U.S. farmers expanded plantings of winter wheat by 11% from a year ago to an eight-year peak, encouraged by high prices tied to concerns over food supplies...

UN Food Agency Plan On Farming Emissions To Launch By Next Year

The U.N. food agency aims to launch a plan within the year to make the world's food system more sustainable, a senior executive told Reuters on the sidelin...

France Orders Poultry Indoors As Bird Flu Risk Level Raised To 'High'

France has put the country on 'high' alert for bird flu, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease...

Fertiliser Maker Yara Warns About Shortages Due To High Gas Prices

Norway's Yara, one of the world's biggest fertiliser producers, warned there could be shortages of nitrogen-based fertilisers due to high gas prices as it...

Brazil Sugar Cane Crushing Falls Short Of Estimates

Brazil's centre-south sugar cane crushing missed market expectations in the first half of May, data provided by industry group Unica showed, as the 2022/23...

Ukraine's Ukrlandfarming Says War Has Caused It Big Losses

Ukraine's leading agricultural group, Ukrlandfarming, has said that Russia's invasion had caused it losses totalling hundreds of millions of dollars, mainl...

Irish Farmers Welcome Plans To Establish New 'Fairness And Transparency' Office

Farmers have welcomed the Irish government's plans to establish a new Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri Food Supply Chain, saying that more...