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Countries Adopt New Shipping Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target

Several countries have adopted a revised greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy for shipping that sets a net zero emissions target 'by or around 2050', which was vi...

World Food Prices Fall Again In June: UN Food Agency

The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years, pushed down by a drop in the cost of...

Romanian Port Key For Ukraine Grain Faces Overflow As Black Sea Deal On Edge

Ukraine's on-off Black Sea grain deal has made the nearest port of Constanta in neighbouring Romania a key alternative that is set for volumes doubling its...

Ukraine Food Exports Via Danube Hits All-Time High In May: Port Authority

Ukrainian Danube river ports exported a record three million tonnes of food in May amid a significant slowdown in exports through its key Black Sea ports,...

World Food Prices Fall To Two-Year Low In May: UN Food Agency

The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in May to its lowest in two years, as a slump in prices of vegetable oils, cereals and da...

Ukraine Black Sea Grain Deal Extended For Two Months

The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months, in what UN secretary general Antonio Guterres hailed as "good news for the wor...

World Food Prices Rise For First Time In A Year: FAO

The United Nations food agency's world price index rose in April for the first time in a year, but is still some 20% down on a record high hit in March 202...