Cereal prices at highest levels for a decade
Cereal prices, particularly for wheat and maize, have reached levels not seen for a decade, according to FAO's latest Food Outlook report.
Archives for December 8, 2006
EU ban threatens UK specialist cheese
Time is running out for producers of specialist, cloth-bound cheese in the UK as efforts stall in their bid to continue using a chemical that is banned across the EU.
EU sugar reforms leave east in the cold, claims expert
Central and Eastern European sugar processors are bearing the brunt of new EU reforms due to dominant Western European companies within the industry acting in a political and not economic manner, claims an agricultural expert.
More support for coffee's anti-diabetes benefits
Drinking four or more cups of coffee a day could cut the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by over 23 per cent, say American and Finnish researchers.