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Hershey And Cadbury Chocolate Makers Eye Price Hikes To Cover Cocoa Crunch

The makers of Hershey and Cadbury chocolates are planning more price hikes to cover a fresh record-setting surge in cocoa prices, even as inflation-hit con...

Animal Protein Production To Grow At A Slower Pace In 2024, Rabobank Says

Animal protein production is expected to grow at a slower pace in 2024 as margins continue to tighten due to structural changes in market conditions, accor...

Food Price Inflation To Ease Next Year, Rabobank Says

Consumers can expect some relief from food inflation next year, with the price of key staples such as sugar, coffee, corn and soybeans set to ease as suppl...

Robusta Coffee Prices Expected To Jump 28% This Year

Robusta coffee prices are forecast to end the year below current levels but still register an annual increase of 28%, a Reuters poll of 10 traders and anal...

Brazil's Coffee Industry Seen Boosting Arabica Use, Cut Robusta

The Brazilian coffee industry is likely to change blends in the 2023/24 season to increase use of mild arabica beans and reduce more stringent robusta, due...

EU Pork On A Lean Streak As Higher Standards Drive Up Costs

Record pig prices could have spurred farmers like Carole Joliff to expand their herd, but costly livestock regulations, flagging demand and spreading swine...

Food Security Drives China To Cut Soymeal Use In Animal Feed

China's agriculture ministry issued a three-year action plan on Friday to reduce soymeal use in animal feed as it continues to try to reduce its heavy reli...

US Beef Cow Herd Falls To Lowest Level Since 1962, USDA Says

The US beef cow herd dropped to its lowest level since 1962, US Department of Agriculture data showed, after a severe drought raised costs for livestock fe...