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World food prices rose significantly in November 2019, reaching their highest point in more than two years, driven by jumps in the international prices of meat products and vegetable oils, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Predictions in the report by Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph are allegedly made using historical data sources, machine learning algorithms and predictive analytics tools.
Employees of one of the largest farms in the Moscow Region, together with IT experts, have reportedly conducted an experiment, having studied the effect of VR, and developed a prototype VR headset for cows with the aim to improve emotional state and increase milk production as a result.
A cold and wet autumn has negatively impacted crop yields among potato farmers in North America, and concerns amongst processors are growing. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, from Dalhousie University, explores the potential consequences and how the shrinkflation of fries and chips is a possibility.
The Japanese bank, Nomura, reportedly said that the 50 most vulnerable countries in its Food Vulnerability Index make up 26.1 percent of global GDP, but 59.1 percent of the world.
The EU must act swiftly to help EU farmers unduly affected by newly imposed US tariffs worth €6.8 billion, said the European Parliament.
Substantial savings in food fraud will reportedly be realised from 2021 and compliance costs will be reduced by 30 percent by 2024, according to data from Juniper Research.
Rabobank, a Dutch cooperative bank, has published its annual global animal protein outlook for 2020, with key factors including African swine fever and trade opportunities.
The FoodDrinkEurope report covers data, statistics, trends and facts from the whole EU28 food and beverage industry, which is identified by the NACE rev2 codes C10 (food and products) and C11 (beverages).
EU policy on the promotion of agri-food products is designed to help the sector take advantage of the expanding and increasingly dynamic global agri-food market.
Food Drink Ireland has launched a new report highlighting the importance of the food and beverage sector to Ireland and the main strategic challenges and opportunities to be considered by policymakers.
Korea has agreed to include a 408,700-tonne tariff-rate quota for rice imports from the US, Australia, China, Thailand and Vietnam in its World Trade Organization Schedule.
With difficulties such as the brown marmorated stink bug hitting the Italian pear market, the supply chain is to gather together to focus on new commercial opportunities for the industry.
Data released by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) said that there is a “great deal of uncertainty” around approximately a tenth of England's potato crop as farmers review the damage of the flooding.
China banned all US poultry in January 2015 due to an avian influenza outbreak in December 2014, despite the fact that the US has been officially free of the disease since August 2017.
