Supply Chain

Regulations Needed To Stem Cocoa Sector Abuses: Report

Regulations are needed to end poverty, human rights abuses and deforestation in the cocoa sector after two decades of voluntary interventions that have had...

Ivory Coast Farmers Say Below-Average Rain Threatens Cocoa Supply

Below average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions increased concern of a supply shortage in central regions, farmers said on Monday, whi...

China To Force Firms To Report Use Of Plastic In New Recycling Push

Restaurants, e-commerce platforms and delivery firms will be forced to report their utilisation of single-use plastics to the authorities and also submit f...

Christmas, Coronavirus And Fear Of No-Deal Brexit Push Europe's Warehouses To The Limit

Retailers worldwide have never had more reason to pack warehouses to the brim and keep stock closer to shoppers who continue to buy a record number of item...

As Brexit Goes Down To The Line, EU's Barnier To Travel to London

European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier will travel to London late on Friday in a last-ditch attempt to reach a Brexit trade deal as the t...

Coveney Says EU-UK Talks Proving 'Very, Very Difficult'

The final outstanding issues in talks on a trade deal between Britain and the European Union are proving "very, very difficult", Minister for For...

Brexit Talks Still Stuck Because EU Is Asking Too Much, UK Says

Brexit trade talks are stuck on fishing, governance rules, and dispute resolution because the European Union is asking too much of Britain, a senior member...

Russia May Increase Its Grain Export Quota

Russia may increase the size of its grain export quota planned for 15 February - 30 June to 17.5 million tonnes from 15 million tonnes, the agriculture min...