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Portugal Wine Output Sinks To Two-Decade Low Amid Global Rise

Wine output from Europe's fifth-largest producer, Portugal, slumped by an estimated 20% this year, to two-decade lows, due to a heatwave in August and heav...

UK Retail Sales Growth Slows Sharply In October: CBI

British retail sales growth slowed more than expected this month as consumers retrenched after a summer shopping spree driven by warm weather and the socce...

EU Farmers Start Maize Harvest After Torrid Summer

Harvesting of grain maize is getting off to an early start in the European Union and analysts expect severe summer heat and drought to have hurt yields in...

Poland Expects Drought To Have Minor Impact On Food Prices

Droughts that hit Poland over the last few months were not severe enough to inflate food costs significantly, but prices of grain used in bread may rise by...

Fruit & Veg Sales Growth Helps Lift UK Retail Performance: Nielsen

Fruit and vegetable sales grew at 4.6% in value and volume terms in the UK in the four week period to 11 August, helping to lift overall industry growth, a...

Hot, Dry Summer Could Curb EU Sugar Beet Harvest

Scorching weather that parched farmland across northern Europe has also stressed sugar beet plants and could push yields in the European Union's harvest we...

Heatwave Boosts Second-Quarter Retail Sales In Ireland

The long spell of warm weather this summer has boosted second-quarter sales in the Irish retail sector by 3.4%, according to, Retail Ireland's latest...

Drought Slashes EU Wheat, Export Surplus To Be Cut

Drought and a heatwave that scorched fields in northern Europe may cut the European Union’s wheat export surplus and the bloc will need to consume mo...