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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...

Prices Of European Flexible Packaging Materials Rise In First Quarter

The prices of European flexible packaging materials have increased in the first quarter of 2024 due to shipping disruptions in the Red Sea.

Grain Trader ADM Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates As Costs Ease

Global grain trader Archer-Daniels-Midland beat market estimates for first-quarter 2024 profit as lower energy and manufacturing costs led to an increase o...

Freight Forwarder Kuehne+Nagel's Profit Falls, Beats Forecast

Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel has reported a 39% drop in quarterly operating profit but beat market expectations, aided by cost cutting measures ami...

Südzucker Expects Profits To Decline In First Quarter

European sugar refiner Südzucker has forecast a 'significant decline' in profits in the first quarter after a slow start to its 2024/25 financial year...

Ukraine Sees 2024 Grain Crop Falling About 10%

Ukraine's grain harvest is likely to fall to about 52 million metric tonnes this year from 58 million tonnes in 2023, mostly due to an expected smaller sow...

Poland Finalising Grain Subsidies For Farmers, Deputy Minister Says

Poland's government is finalising a package of subsidies to help farmers affected by low grain prices, a deputy agriculture minister said.

France's Avril Sees Crops Fuelling Profit Despite Tough 2023

French oilseeds group Avril expects its core profit to increase by over half by the end of the decade as its crop-based food, fuel and industrial products...