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Mondelēz Fined €337.5m By EU For Cross-Border Trade Curbs

Oreo maker Mondelēz International was fined €337.5 million ($365.7 million) by EU antitrust regulators for impeding cross-border of products between E...

Ukraine Grain Exports Via Romania's Constanta Port Down 30% In Jan-April

Ukraine's grain exports through Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta fell by a third on the year to 3.05 million metric tonnes in the first four mon...

French Cognac Makers Rally On China's 'Open Attitude' To Anti-Dumping Probe

French cognac makers rallied on Tuesday (7 May) as Chinese President Xi Jinping presented what his French counterpart described as an "open attitude&q...

World Food Prices Up In April For Second Month, Says UN Agency

The United Nations food agency's world price index rose for a second consecutive month in April as higher meat prices and small increases in vegetable oils...

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...

Philip Morris Results Beat Estimates On Demand For Heated Tobacco Sticks

Philip Morris International surpassed market expectations for first-quarter profit and revenue, helped by robust demand for its heated tobacco product and...

What Are The New Post-Brexit Border Controls Starting On 30 April?

On 30 April, the second phase of Britain's new post-Brexit border controls for food imports from the European Union will begin.

EuroCommerce Calls On EU Institutions To 'Reprioritise' Single Market

EuroCommerce, which represents the retail and wholesale markets at a European level, has called on EU institutions and social partners to 'reprioritise' th...