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Poor harvests in critical production areas in west Africa double global prices in two months
Environmental trade restrictions now reflect noisy campaigners more than protectionist farmers
Brussels has long resisted pressure to levy import duties on food from Russia and Belarus
Global agricultural commodities merchant confirms criminal investigation into financial reporting
Thefts of ‘liquid gold’ surpass those of ‘ibérico’ ham, cured cheeses and alcohol in most Spanish regions
Every country to be designated as standard risk to give them more time to adapt to regulation
Beijing acts to tightly monitor herd size as falling prices help add to wider climate of deflation
Speculation, climate change and under-investment are combining to push up the price of the confection
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Biggest short bet in 20 years in corn, wheat and soy futures suggests market slump could continue
Climate change and attacks on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting supplies of drinks from the global south
Value of agricultural acreage more than doubles in bet that prices will soar in world suffering scarcity of resources
Speculative traders have amassed a $8.7bn bet on further gains, the largest ever
Chocolate maker Hershey says 40% price rise this year will hurt profits
Justice department interviews former staff of agricultural commodities trader amid scrutiny of nutrition business
Juan Luciano has led push into nutrition business which is under scrutiny
US agribusiness has sought to expand beyond bulk commodities trading and processing
Shares fall 24% in wake of investigation into accounting practices at nutrition business
Probe centres on group’s strategically important nutrition business
ETG accuses Mozambican authorities of helping local firm Royal Group take foodstuffs in long-running dispute
Extreme weather has halved production in the biggest supplier of the world’s most expensive spice
Curbs on export or use of products such as sugar, onions and wheat aimed at holding down domestic prices
Prices hit three-year low after growers expand supply while demand stagnates
It’s more than just a drink: companies are finding ways to process spent grounds and other waste into useful products
Anti-deforestation law passed in June restricts non-compliant stocks from being sold in the bloc
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