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Wheat Posts Biggest Weekly Climb In Six Years On Weather Woes

Chicago wheat futures rose about 3% on Friday and recorded their largest weekly gain in six years as parched conditions for North American spring wheat and...

EU And UK Ready For Big Wheat Crop Amid Concerns

Wheat production in the European Union and Britain is set to rebound this year as the crop area and yields recover from weather woes the previous grow...

World Food Prices Fall In June For First Time In A Year: FAO

World food prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, pushed lower by declines in vegetable oils, cereals and dairy products, the United Nat...

Shell To Boost Shareholder Returns After Oil Price Rise

Royal Dutch Shell will boost returns to shareholders via share buybacks or dividends earlier than expected after a sharp rise in oil and gas prices helped...

EU Agrees Three-Month Ceasefire With UK In 'Sausage War'

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire with the United Kingdom in a post-Brexit dispute dubbed the "sausage war" by extending...

UK And EU To Announce Grace Period For Chilled Meats To Be Sold In NI

Britain is expected to formally ask the European Union for a further three months to resolve a dispute over whether chilled meat products such as sausages,...

British Supermarkets May Shift Supply Chains To EU If N.Ireland Trade Not Addressed

British supermarket groups, including Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda, said on Sunday they may shift some supply chains from the UK to the European Union unles...

Ireland's Imports From Britain Drop 24% In May

Ireland's goods imports from Britain fell 24% year-on-year in May to €927 million, the latest data from the Central Statistics Office has revealed....