World food prices up across the board in January, FAO says
ROME, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- World food prices continued their gains from last year in January, rising 4.3 percent for the most, pushed higher for the eighth consecutive month by rising prices for grains
Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures hold gains
CHICAGO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- CBOT agricultural futures held their gains this week, with corn and wheat going even higher on export demand.With June and July being the next time for seasonal and annua
France welcomes 'active' U.S. in multinational tax talks
Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Recovery, speaks during a news conference in Paris, France, September 3, 2020. /Reuters French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on T
Kenya's economy contracts by 1.1 pct in Q3
NAIROBI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's economy contracted by 1.1 percent in the third quarter of 2020 compared to a growth of 5.8 percent in the same quarter of 2019, the government statistics agency s
China fosters innovation in dryland agriculture
BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China will promote the basic research and application of key technologies for dryland agriculture during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), according to the Chin
COVID-19 restrictions slow down grain imports in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19-induced restrictions that have been imposed by countries around the world are constraining grain imports in Zimbabwe, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabw
Ukraine becomes world's second largest grain exporter in 2019/2020 marketing year
KIEV, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine ranked second among the world's grain exporters behind only the United States in the 2019-2020 marketing year, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Monday."Accor
