(VAN) Sugar beets and spinach are the best vegetables to grow during a nuclear winter, a new study suggests, while wheat and carrots are recommended for industrial production. Spinach would help ...

India has lifted its last restrictions on rice exports in a bid to double agricultural shipments by the end of the decade and boost economic growth. India is the world’s largest rice exporter and this ...

(VAN) Decline fueled by lower prices of sugar and vegetable oils. Vegetable oil prices declined 5.6% last month, as global palm and rapeseed oil prices dropped while soy and sunflower oil quotations ...

(VAN) The total oilseed crop including sunflower, rapeseed and soybeans is estimated at 1.6 million tonnes, down from 2 million tonnes a year ago. Bulgaria harvested in 2024-25 its lowest oilseed crop ...

(VAN) Due to weather issues, Brazil’s 2023-24 wheat output declined by 23% year on year to 8.1 million tonnes, the FAS said. Although yields are estimated to be higher, the quality of Brazil’s 2023-24 ...

Globally, both the London and New York exchanges saw simultaneous increases on November 26. Specifically, Robusta prices on the London exchange for January 2025 delivery rose by $ 125 (equivalent to 2 ...

(VAN) In the ever-evolving sphere of industrial food and feed processing, the role of advanced weighing and dosing systems is of profound importance. Precise and accurate weighing and dosing of raw ...

Argentina is expected to produce more soybeans in 2024-25 but the crop faces “several complex challenges and opportunities shaped by weather, economic pressures, and production practices,” according ...

(VAN) Exports of US grains in all forms increased by 26% to 109.4 million tonnes in the 2023-24 marketing year, according to data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The exports, ...

(VAN) Food Outlook report expects relative calm in main foodstuff and fertilizer markets, while food import bills could go up. The Food Outlook also includes a special chapter focusing on fertilizers, ...

(VAN) Gas supplies will gradually resume flowing as of Thursday to fertilizer factories in Egypt after several chemical and fertilizer companies shut down plants on a temporary basis, the petroleum ...

The situation in Gaza, coupled with protracted crises in Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, is of "great concern," the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU ...