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  • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
    Agricultural commodities
    UN calls for more scrutiny of food traders

    Report blames biggest companies for profiteering while consumers suffer worst bout of inflation for a generation

    A load of corn is poured into a truck, at a grain storage facility in Ukraine
  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    Asahi Group Holdings Ltd
    Asahi chief warns climate change could kill the pint

    Japanese brewer expects hotter temperatures to reduce barley yields and hops quality over next three decades

    Asahi chief Atsushi Katsuki
  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Ukrainian grain ship leaves Odesa despite Russian blockade

    The vessel is the first to dock in and set sail from Ukraine since Moscow reneged on international deal

    alau-flagged general cargo vessel Resilient Africa loaded with grain, leaves the sea port of Chornomorsk
  • Monday, 18 September, 2023
    Disrupted Times
    Ukraine war and the west’s relations with China reshape global trade

    Also in this newsletter: hedge fund warning, California sues Big Oil, Biden takes on US drugs industry

    Bulgarian grain producers protest
  • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine intensifies efforts to break Russia’s Black Sea blockade

    Two vessels dock at Chornomorsk as Kyiv makes use of unilateral shipping corridor

  • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
    Food & Beverage
    Islamic scholars rule on how to make lab-grown meat halal

    Industry starts to explore certification for products to fit religious dietary regulations

    Lab-grown chicken and rice dish
  • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
    The Big Read
    How British chicken got caught in the country’s economic storm

    The poultry industry is facing an onslaught of different upheavals that have thrust the once fast-growing sector into crisis

  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Turkey’s Erdoğan says grain deal to be revived ‘soon’ after talks with Putin

    Russian leader offers different interpretation and insists Moscow will not re-join until the west meets its demands.

    Vladimir Putin, left, welcomes Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Sochi
  • Friday, 1 September, 2023
    Tim Hayward
    Ultra-processed food furore leaves a woolly taste in the mouth

    The unpalatable truth is that tackling the market forces that drive down quality and price would mean a political intervention

    Slices of pan bread
  • Monday, 21 August, 2023
    Mining
    Ukraine war thrusts fertiliser minerals to centre of food security debate

    Prices are back at prewar levels but mining companies are expanding production in anticipation of rising demand

    A man looks at a store of potassium chloride
  • Sunday, 20 August, 2023
    News in-depthUK agriculture
    ‘We’re in the lap of the gods’: UK farmers contend with extreme weather

    Food supply chains are coming under threat because of climate change

    Andrew Blenkiron
  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Ukraine seeks to restore Black Sea shipping despite Russian threats

    Cargo vessel Joseph Schulte’s journey from Odesa to Istanbul enabled by onshore maritime defences

    The vessel sails past a lighthouse at the end of a jetty towards open water
  • Wednesday, 16 August, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine defies Russian threat as container ship leaves Odesa

    Vessel safely clears Ukrainian waters despite Moscow’s warnings

    Container ship Joseph Schulte leaves the port of Odesa bound for Istanbul
  • Monday, 14 August, 2023
    News in-depthChinese agriculture
    China expands farmland in bid to cut foreign food reliance

    More than 170,000 hectares have been reclaimed in a drive to cut imports amid global supply chain fears

    An aerial photo showing a machine seeding corn and soybean at a field in Liaocheng, in China’s eastern Shandong province
  • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Grain exports back in Russia’s sights in Ukraine war

    Fears for global food security as Moscow pushes for a greater share of wheat trade

    A ship coming from Ukraine loaded with grain and anchored in Istanbul
  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Russia launches drone strike on Odesa port and grain silos

    Attack pushes food prices higher and adds to concerns over global supply

    Firefighters battle a blaze after Russian drones damaged a building in Izmail, a city in Ukraine’s Odesa region, on Wednesday
  • Sunday, 30 July, 2023
    News in-depthIndian economy
    India’s food price inflation raises risks for Modi government

    Cost of rice and tomatoes has soared due to erratic monsoon ahead of crucial elections next year

    People walk past tomatoes displayed at a vegetable market in Mumbai, India
  • Monday, 24 July, 2023
    Trade Secrets
    Global food crisis that resolutely fails to happen Premium content

    Putin’s attempts to destroy Ukrainian farming and starve poor countries haven’t worked

    Ship being loaded with grain
  • Friday, 21 July, 2023
    Russia pushes plan to supply grain to Africa and cut out Ukraine

    Kremlin proposal would involve both Qatar and Turkey but neither has agreed to the idea

    A market in Yemen
  • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Russia bombs Ukraine grain silos in ‘barbarian’ attack on food supplies

    Third consecutive night of air strikes on ports follows threat to target grain ships

    A man surveys bombed buildings in Odesa
  • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
    News in-depthSpecial Report
    Sustainable Food and Agriculture

    Climate change is starting to hit hard. How will it affect the world’s farmland? Plus: warning labels for unhealthy food; robots that weed; making biodiversity pay; food tracing start-ups; high hopes for agritourism; houses — and more — of straw

    farmer using digital tablet while inspecting crops
  • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
    Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
    Agritourism offers brighter prospects for Albania’s small farmers

    Attracting tourists can increase prosperity in areas unsuited to intensive agriculture

    Brussels sprouts grow in a field at Mrizi i Zanave, an Albanian agritourism
  • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
    Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
    Farm robots poised for growth as labour costs rise

    Humans used to be much cheaper and far more dexterous. Those advantages are eroding fast

    Weeding robot that uses computer vision and artificial intelligence
  • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
    Helen Thomas
    Murky world of global food trading is too important to ignore

    Dominance by a handful of companies over the flows of grain and other commodities deserves much more scrutiny

    A mountain of corn grits inside a grain terminal
  • Monday, 5 June, 2023
    Abdul Saboor Rahmany
    Afghanistan’s food crisis could have been avoided

    The US and its allies must prioritise investment in the country’s agricultural systems

    Afghan women queue for food rations in Kabul. Increased spending on agricultural research and development would mitigate risks such as extremism and poverty in poor countries
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