The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
On the heels of a busy 2009, sustainability certification program Utz Certified is poised to make further moves in the tea industry in 2010. Utz Certified, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, describes itself as “a sustainable agriculture program…
Investors will allocate even more money to commodities this year as they seek to spread risk away from more established investments such as equities, New York-based fund manager Gresham argues.
Last month, I wrote that the dollar was due for a rebound. Three days after the column ran here the market took off, likely catching many a dollar-hater off guard. But here we are in a new month and a new year and now it seems that all financial media…
Good weather since October will sustain Ivory Coast’s cocoa output through January, with arrivals for the month possibly at 100,000 tonnes, farmers and exporters said, contrary to fears volumes would drop sharply in the New Year.
Cocoa futures in London held near a 25-year peak on Thursday while sugar and arabica coffee edged higher, supported partly by a slightly softer dollar. Dealers said cocoa was underpinned by growing talk about a large global deficit in 2009/10…
An initiative to improve the agricultural, environmental and social aspects of sourcing cocoa from West Africa achieved has achieved a milestone, as the first beans have arrived in Europe for processing.
Volatility in commodity markets tends to boost consolidation in the agriculture sector as firms require more capital and improved risk management, the executive officer of French giant Louis Dreyfus said Tuesday.
Crude oil prices settled lower on Friday as the dollar gained ground against major currencies and as US stocks ran into some profit taking following results from Amazon.com and Microsoft. US crude for December delivery settled down 69 cents….
Starting next year, all Brazilian organic products (except those sold directly by farmers) must have the Seal of the Brazilian System of Organic Conformity Assessment (Sisorg) -which identifies organic products.
Commodities rose broadly Wednesday as the dollar tumbled to a fresh 14-month low against other major currencies. Gold prices soared to a new record high of $1,072 an ounce in early trading, before giving up 30 cents to settle at $1,064.70…
The ribbon cutting was attended by His Excellency, Professor John Evan Atta Mills, president of Ghana; representing the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Nana Akyeampimhene; Mr. Tony Fofie, chief executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board;…
The dollar weakened against most of its major currency pairs today, after strong Australian jobs data sent the Australian dollar sharply higher and an upbeat U.S. corporate earnings report fuelled investor demand for higher risk and yield at the…
Gold traded near its record and oil advanced for a third day as investors bought commodities to protect their wealth on speculation the dollar will extend its decline and inflation accelerate.
The dollar fell on Tuesday after a British newspaper said Gulf Arab states were in secret talks to end the use of dollars in oil trading, while the Australian dollar jumped after its central bank raised interest rates.
Yet more than ever what the world needs now is the dismantling of trade barriers; that would open the door for the world.s impoverished llions to perform their own butterfly act, by emerging as fully-fledged middle-class consumers,…
En el futuro todo producto que se quiera exportar a cualquier mercado externo va a tener que contar con una certificación, opinó Ezio Varese, representante en el Perú del Programa UTZ Certified, uno de los mayores en el mundo…