Supply Chain

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Get Boost From Rainy Weather

Unseasonably heavy rains mixed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions, improving prospects for the April-to-September mid-crop harvest,...

Maersk Says European Lockdowns Have Not Dented Demand For Shipping

High shipping rates are set to continue for at least several weeks, despite new coronavirus lockdowns in Europe, boosted by demand for furniture, exercise...

Malaysian Palm Oil Stocks Forecast Lower, Keeping Prices High In 2021

Malaysian palm oil stockpiles are expected to remain low in 2021 because of strong demand from China and a lower Indian import duty amid sluggish output ga...

Thai Rice Exports To Stay Low In 2021 On Global Shipping Container Crunch

Thailand's rice exports are headed for another gloomy year after sinking to the lowest volume in two decades in 2020, exporters said, as a global shortage...

Revenue Provides Advice To Hauliers And Truck Drivers Moving Goods From GB Into Irish Ports

Revenue has today (5 January) provided important advice to hauliers and truck drivers moving goods to, from or through, Great Britain (GB) into Ireland by...

Irish Manufacturing Sector Growth Hits Five Month High In December: PMI

The pace of growth in Ireland's manufacturing sector hit a five-month high in December as firms stockpiled ahead of Britain's 31 December departure from Eu...

France To Cull More Ducks In 'Race Against Time' To Halt Bird Flu

France is to extend mass culling of poultry as it faces a "race against time" to contain a bird flu virus sweeping through a duck-breeding area i...

World Food Price Index Rises For Seventh Month Running In December: FAO

World food prices rose for a seventh consecutive month in December, with all the major categories, barring sugar, posting gains last month, the United Nati...