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Britain’s Sunak Vows To Focus On Food Security In Speech To Farmers

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised a new focus on food security, responding to criticism from farmers that agriculture is being not given the same...

French Wine And Spirit Exports Fell Last Year On US Hangover, Industry Group Says

French exports of wine and spirits fell last year from a post-COVID peak as inflation clipped consumer demand and distributors in the lucrative US market c...

Weak IQOS Shipments Drive Philip Morris' Q4 Disappointment

Philip Morris International missed estimates for fourth quarter profit and forecasts for 2024, with slowing sales of its flagship heated tobacco...

EU Recommends Ambitious 2040 Climate Target, Goes Light On Farming

The European Commission recommended that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, an ambitious target that will test political appeti...

Over A Third Of EU Firms Adopt AI, Bringing Digital Goals In Reach

More than a third of European businesses adopted artificial intelligence in 2023 as use of generative AI surged, a report commissioned by Amazon Web Servic...

France To Push For EU Law Changes As Farmers Block Paris Highways

France said it would push to ease European Union environmental regulations on fallow farmland this week, as tractors blocked major highways out of Paris on...

Britain Pauses Talks On Canada Free Trade Deal Over Agriculture

Britain has suspended talks on a free trade deal with Canada amid unhappiness on both sides about the lack of access to agricultural markets, Canadian offi...

Ukraine's Black Sea Grain Export Success Tested By Red Sea Crisis

Ukraine has managed to boost its Black Sea grain exports to a level not seen since before Russia's invasion, although the Red Sea shipping crisis poses a n...