Mondelēz International has laid out new milestones and requirements for suppliers to work toward a sustainable supply of palm oil as part of its updated Palm Oil Action Plan. The update advances the company's goal to make sustainable ...
Sale of 40% stake in Glencore Agricultural Products and creation of long-term partnership with CPPIB Glencore plc (“Glencore”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Canada Pension Plan ...
Tags: Agricultural Products, Glencore
US agricultural commodities trader Cargill has sold its wheat flour division in Argentina to Molino Canuelas Sacifia for undisclosed sum. Following the acquisition, Canuelas is expected to control 24% share in the flour in the country. ...
US agricultural commodities trader Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Five Star Custom Foods for undisclosed sum. Five Star Custom Foods is a Texas-based food company specializing in cooked protein products and custom ...
Tags: Cargill, agricultural commodities
China will continue to be a driver of global economy as it has sufficient investment opportunities and internal resources, a leading Chinese economist said Tuesday. "China will continue to grow economically and continue to be the main ...
The United Nations have declared 2016 to be the Year of Pulses or as Australians refer to them, legumes. Australia is amongst 40 countries participating in the initiative which will launch globally on 6 January 2016. Australia’s ...
Singapore-based commodity major Olam International is keen to make acquisitions of up to SGD$2.72bn ($1.4bn) as it plans to benefit from the dip in prices of agricultural commodities. Olam CEO Sunny Verghese was quoted by Bloomberg as ...
Tags: Olam, agricultural commodities, cocoa, nuts, wheat
While, New York cotton futures for the November trading month tended to be firm, the CIF Bremen Index remained almost unchanged in the current week. According to reports, various reasons were said to contribute to the strong December NY ...
Swiss coffee merchant Volcafe is forming a joint venture with Simao Arabicasm Coffee (SACCO) to export coffee beans from China. The joint venture Yunnan Volcafe will source coffee beans grown in Yunnan province. The new entity will ...
Tags: Volcafe, coffee beans, Food
Approximately 50,000 tones of sugar stored in a warehouse operated by Cargill and Biosev at Brazil's Santos port, affected by fire in the Teag terminal, has been destroyed. The terminal, known as TEAG sugar terminal, is a 50-50 joint ...
“Certification is one of the most powerful tools companies can use to assure the public that they're committed to environmental responsibility and sustainable forest management.” Well said, Denis O’Hara. O’Hara ...
It was a combination of technical weakness and economic worries that weighed on the market this week, as the spot month moved perilously close to the important 90 cents support level, settling at its lowest level since March 13. From a ...
Viterra Inc. ("Viterra"), Canada's grain industry leader, is pleased to announce that it is executing on a transformative series of operational improvements and upgrades at its Pacific Terminal at Port Metro Vancouver. The project is ...
Tags: grain industry, Viterra, Pacific Terminal
The Government of Saskatchewan has approved new trucking regulations that combine rules between Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC through a New West Partnership. "These changes will enable industry to increase efficiency through reduced ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Chicago corn and soybeans prices rose Monday, while wheat price kept unchanged from the previous trading day. The most active corn contract for March delivery rose 4.25 cents, or 1 percent, to close at 4.2775 dollars per bushel. March ...