Cocoa Prices: Barry Callebaut Downplays El Niño Threat
Cocoa prices face fresh El Niño risk, but Barry Callebaut says ample stocks and a strong surplus should prevent a repeat of the 2023/24 crisis. … Read more
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F&B Winners and Losers 2026: The Commodity Scorecard
Cocoa crashed, cattle peaked, coffee turned and wheat caught fire. The full H1 2026 commodity scorecard with 12-month calls for F&B buyers. The past twelve … Read more
Wheat Prices Surge as Black Sea Exports Face Twin Chokepoints
Wheat markets have snapped out of their harvest-season slumber. European milling wheat jumped roughly 7% on Wednesday to a 17-month high, Kansas hard red winter … Read more
Yoshinoya Acquires Kizuki Ramen in $28.7M US Deal
Yoshinoya Holdings has acquired a 70% stake in Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya for $28.7 million, making ramen its third core business in a global growth … Read more
Antwerp Port Disruption: Toxic Leak Shuts Terminals
A toxic hydrofluoric acid leak at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges has shut key container terminals, deepening congestion across North European supply chains. Europe’s second-busiest container … Read more
Grocery Inflation Holds at 2.7% in June CPI Report
US grocery inflation held at 2.7% in June as food-at-home prices rose 0.2%, while headline CPI posted its biggest monthly drop since April 2020. Grocery … Read more
Nexira Acquires Keragum in Carob Supply Chain Play
Nexira has acquired Moroccan carob specialist Keragum, anchoring locust bean gum supply at origin as hydrocolloid buyers navigate tight global markets. French natural ingredients group … Read more
Global Poultry Market 2026: Rabobank Lifts Growth Outlook
Global poultry market growth in 2026 has been upgraded to 3–3.5% by Rabobank, with Brazil’s confirmed EU export ban from September now the biggest trade … Read more
McDonald’s Next Strategy Reshapes US Development Team
McDonald’s Next strategy takes shape as Raising Cane’s veteran Bryan Brown becomes US chief development officer, with Tabassum Zalotrawala moving to a global design role. … Read more
Bayer Won at the Supreme Court. Then It Asked Washington to Tax Its Competitors.
In the space of ten days, Bayer went from being the agricultural input sector’s biggest winner to the target of the farm lobby’s sharpest criticism … Read more