Supply Chain

Rain Boosts Prospects For Western European Crop Sowing

Recent rain has brought relief to parched western European grain belts and improved conditions for cereal sowing and for earlier-sown rapeseed crops, analy...

UK Economy Headed For Recession After Services Shrink Unexpectedly: PMI

Britain's economy appears to have tipped into recession as firms brace for the risk of a disruptive Brexit in just a few weeks' time, according to a survey...

Ireland's Central Bank Chief: Irish Border Firms Most Vulnerable To Hard Brexit

Ireland's new central bank governor on Thursday said businesses in the border area with Northern Ireland were most vulnerable to a no-deal Brexit. In hi...

NI Agri-Sector May Need Health Certs To Export To EU In No Deal Scenario

In the event of a no deal, agri-food retail and distribution sector in Northern Ireland could require Export Health Certificates (EHCs) to trade with the E...

US Hits Scotch Whiskey, Italian Cheese, French Wine With 25% Tariffs

The Trump administration slapped 25% tariffs on French wine, Italian cheese and single-malt Scotch whiskey - but spared Italian wine, pasta and olive oil -...

UK Factories Start Stockpiling Again Before New Brexit Deadline: PMI

Some British manufacturers resumed stockpiling in September as they geared up for the latest Brexit deadline due on 31 October, a survey showed on Tuesday....

US Importers Stockpile Parmigiano, Provolone As Tariffs On EU Cheeses Loom

Ambriola Co Inc's mammoth warehouse in West Caldwell, New Jersey, is crammed full of boxes and wheels of harder cheeses such as Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecori...

World Food Prices Stable In September: FAO

World food prices were stable in September with a fall in sugar prices offset by climbs for vegetable oils and meat, the United Nations food agency said on...