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Australian Wine Industry Faces Hangover From China's High Tariffs

Australia's wine industry faces severe oversupply problems that will need years to resolve, experts say, pointing to Chinese tariffs, high production and e...

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...

New Zealand Supermarket Rolls Out AI-Based Bot To Reduce Food Waste

New Zealand-based retailer Foodstuffs launched a ChatGPT-3-powered meal planning tool that generates recipes to help people use leftover food.

Plant-Based Meat Substitutes Under Pressure: Rabobank

Plant-based meat substitutes are under pressure as consumers are dropping out, producers are scaling down production, and supermarkets are reducing supply,...

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...