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Apiaries subject to Covid-style restrictions to save pollinators crucial to agricultural sector
Intensive farming in America’s midwest has consequences for our health and the planet with falling returns to farmers
It will not be easy for food companies to quickly pass on rising costs to consumers
Government steps up wheat export curbs even as Ukraine war sends demand and prices soaring
Campaigners want to divert commodities from biofuels but would doing so alleviate rising hunger levels?
Food insecurity to worsen in 46 countries as ‘hunger hotspots’ exacerbated by conflict and extreme weather
Global turmoil pushes world’s largest wheat importer to boost domestic harvest
Fertiliser, diesel, herbicides and other inputs offset revenue from higher food prices
Russian president says Moscow could end blockade of Odesa if sanctions are lifted
Biofuels and high fertiliser prices must not lead to a hunger catastrophe
Businesses are using digital tools and best practice to transform the agriculture sector
The country had been filling supply gap in international markets left by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Supply shortages and price rises push family-run businesses to reduce portions in effort to stay open
Futures contracts rise after Ukraine’s output is predicted to decline by more than a third
World’s second-largest producer of commodity goes on offensive to boost exports
Traders grapple with Indonesian palm oil export ban while concerns mount over India’s heatwave and wheat crop
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Measly share of the spoils given to small producers contrasts with the muscle accorded to big buyers
High inflation, a new post-Brexit subsidy scheme and higher input costs add to pressures on those who work the land
Crop protectionism increases around the world as prices soar
Supply problems and rising costs make it difficult to replace lost agricultural output caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The commodity is now so precious it has become a tempting target for thieves
Prices for prime Midwest ground climbed by up to a third in past year as world food prices hit records
Agriculture sector hit by soaring fertiliser, feed and fuel costs and problems accessing financing
The effect of price rises could be exacerbated by excessive concentration in the sector
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