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03/13/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Russia-Ukraine conflict hits global fertilizer supply, threatens food security for billions of people
The war in Ukraine and the extreme sanctions placed upon Russia are worsening fertilizer supply issues, potentially triggering a global famine that could lead to the deaths of millions of people. Russia and Belarus are the second- and third-largest producers of potash in the world. In 2019, Russia was the top exporter of nitrogen fertilizer and the […]
02/10/2022
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By Kevin Hughes
Cooking oil’s price surge signals worsening global food inflation
Surging cooking oil prices is raising concerns that global food costs are heading for record highs as drought hampers production in South America, labor shortage hinders output in Malaysia and Indonesia bars exports to safeguard domestic supplies. Palm oil, the world’s most consumed cooking oil, soared to another intraday record in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, […]
11/18/2021
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By Matthew Davis
Coffee prices soar to 7-year high as supply woes hit top producers Brazil, Colombia and Vietnam
Poor weather, shipping snarls and soaring fertilizer prices, which affected supplies from leading producers Brazil, Colombia and Vietnam, sent the price of coffee to a seven-year high. Prices have almost doubled in the past year, raising the cost outlook for companies such as Starbucks Corp. and Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. that favor the high-end […]
09/23/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Brazil coffee crops shrinking due to droughts and frosts, leading to shortages
During a normal year, Brazilian coffee farmers should be filling warehouses with the world’s biggest harvest of coffee beans by September. This year, however, the crop is so small, the long lines of trucks that used to queue for cargo have disappeared. Brazil is found to have harvested nearly 40 percent less arabica coffee compared to […]
08/10/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Devastating Amazon forest fires linked to meat industry’s clear-cutting practices
Brazilian beef farmers accused of illegal deforestation across legally protected land in the Amazon rainforest were still making their way into global supply chains, including those who served at least two of the world’s biggest meat companies – JBS and Marfrig. Embargoes imposed by Brazil’s environment agency are intended to penalize landowners and allow illegally cleared […]
05/16/2020
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By Tracey Watson
World’s largest meat companies linked to brutal Amazonian massacre
Since 2009, the world’s largest meat company, JBS, and several of its competitors, including Marfrig, have signed agreements with both Greenpeace and Brazilian prosecutors in which they committed that they would no longer buy from farms which had been involved in illegal deforestation in Brazil. In terms of the Greenpeace deal, it was also agreed that […]
03/17/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
The security of our food and nutrition supply is compromised by pesticide residues, new science finds
The world is getting more connected by the minute – and with that comes our dependence on specific regions for certain food items. Take Brazil, for example. Thanks to its climate and geographical diversity, the country has slowly put its place on the map: What was once a country only known for sugar has become […]
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