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China And Brazil To Test Beef Traceability Plan

China, the world's largest beef importer and Brazil, the biggest supplier, will set up a pilot scheme as part of efforts to make beef production more susta...

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EUDR Could Cost EU Consumers Up To $1.5bn, Says GlobalData

The introduction of new sustainability regulations, such as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), could have a marked impact on commodity supply chains.

EUDR Driving Cocoa Traceability Efforts, But Some Areas Still Lacking

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is helping to drive efforts in terms of ensuring the traceability of cocoa supplies, the Retailer Cocoa Collabo...

Europe To Receive First EUDR-Ready Coffee Verified By Rainforest Alliance

India’s High Range Coffee Curing is poised to become the first farm verified by the Rainforest Alliance to ship EUDR–ready coffee beans to Euro...

Surge In Cocoa Prices Prompts Ecuador To Boost Output

Ecuador's annual cocoa production is on course to hit 500,000 metric tonnes in the next two years, potentially overtaking Ghana as the world's second-large...

JDE Peet's Sees Coffee Industry Struggling To Meet EU Deforestation Law

JDE Peet's, one of the world's largest coffee companies, said the global coffee industry is finding the timing very tight to comply with a new EU law banni...

EU Will Not Delay Deforestation Law, Environment Chief Says On Ivory Coast Visit

The European Union is not planning to delay a new law to crack down on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, its environment commissioner said...

EU Backs Supply Chain Audit Law As Italy Switches Sides

European Union governments backed a proposed law requiring large companies in the bloc to check if their supply chains use forced labour or cause environme...