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Agri-Food Regulator Calls On Eligible Businesses To Appoint Liaison Officer

The Agri-Food Regulator has alerted buyers of agri-food products to check if they need to appoint a liaison officer under new regulations.

Russian Wheat Export Prices Almost Unchanged For Third Week On Low Demand

Russian wheat export prices maintained their levels last week in the face of a tacit minimum delivery price restriction.

High Pasta Prices Set To Boil Over As Canada's Wheat Withers

Pasta lovers must brace to pay even higher prices for their favourite dish, as drought in Canada and bad weather in Europe damages crop...

British Sugar Has Secured Alternate Sources Of Supply But Profits Will Be Hit

Associated British Foods ABF.L said on Tuesday a UK sugar production shortfall has forced its British Sugar unit to secure costly alternate sources of supp...

EU Palm Oil Use And Imports Seen Plummeting By 2032

The share of palm oil in biodiesel and in food in the European Union is expected to fall significantly within the next 10 years.

Farmers In Brazil Remove Dead Coffee Trees, Some Switching To Grains

Brazilian farmers who had coffee fields severely damaged a month ago by the worst frosts in 27 years have started taking out dead trees to make room for ne...

EU Should End Imports Made With Banned Pesticides: Farm Chief

The European Union should stop importing agricultural goods made using pesticides that are banned within the bloc, the EU's top farming official has said....