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While pandemic risk is low, scientists say urgent investigations into the virus are necessary
Agriculture department has banned infected cattle from crossing state borders
Traders desert futures contracts amid fears over delivery of beans next year
Higher processing volumes help global agricultural commodities merchant offset lower pricing
Chocolate ingredient hits record levels on lower African yields and soaring demand
London futures prices near £10,000 a tonne as poor west African harvests hit supplies
Heatwave in Vietnam damages robusta crop and prompts buying spree, pushing futures contract to highest since launch
Investors inevitably worry that consumers will buy less
The continent is a big net importer of food but optimists say better seed varieties and greater use of fertilisers are potentially transformational
Extreme temperatures and droughts in big bean-producing countries have led to lower harvests
Party spearheads legislation as one lawmaker vows not to ‘eat bugs with Bill Gates’
Higher prices for smaller products are drawing the ire of politicians on both sides of the Atlantic
Poor harvests in critical production areas in west Africa double global prices in two months
Environmental trade restrictions now reflect noisy campaigners more than protectionist farmers
Brussels has long resisted pressure to levy import duties on food from Russia and Belarus
Global agricultural commodities merchant confirms criminal investigation into financial reporting
Thefts of ‘liquid gold’ surpass those of ‘ibérico’ ham, cured cheeses and alcohol in most Spanish regions
Every country to be designated as standard risk to give them more time to adapt to regulation
Beijing acts to tightly monitor herd size as falling prices help add to wider climate of deflation
Speculation, climate change and under-investment are combining to push up the price of the confection
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Biggest short bet in 20 years in corn, wheat and soy futures suggests market slump could continue
Climate change and attacks on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting supplies of drinks from the global south
Value of agricultural acreage more than doubles in bet that prices will soar in world suffering scarcity of resources
Speculative traders have amassed a $8.7bn bet on further gains, the largest ever
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