Reading Time: 2 minutes World food prices rose in October to an 18-month high as vegetable oils led increases seen in most food staples, United Nations' data showed on Friday.
World food prices reach 18-month high in October, UN says
US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
CNH Industrial shares fall after third-quarter profit miss, forecast cut
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shares of CNH Industrial fell more than 10 per cent premarket on Friday, after the farm and construction equipment maker missed third-quarter profit estimates and cut its 2024 profit forecast due to weak demand and reduced dealer inventory requirements.
Montreal port employers threaten shutdown
Reading Time: < 1 minute Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a "final, comprehensive offer" to the longshore union.
U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher as Wall Street extends gains
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed slightly on Thursday as stocks hit record highs on Wall Street for a second day, providing borrowed strength to the livestock markets, analysts said.
Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports, including the Port of Vancouver, have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb near one-month high as vegoils shoot higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped to their highest level in about a month on Thursday on spillover strength from rallying vegetable oil markets, traders said.
Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than five decades
Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentina's beef exports during the first nine months of this year rose to their highest level in 57 years, as shipments of one of the South American country's best-known food staples grew among buyers in the United States and neighboring Chile.
China set for record soybean imports in 2024 ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Reading Time: 2 minutes China imported 8.09 million metric tons of soybeans in October with buyers rushing to stockpile before Donald Trump takes office early next year, as the world's top soybean buyer heads for its largest annual imports on record.
Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report
Reading Time: 2 minutes The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income countries, according to a new report. Products sold by companies including Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever were assessed as part of a global index published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), its first since 2021.
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