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Greek supermarkets limit flour, sunflower oil purchases as customers hoard
ATHENS (Reuters) - Supermarket chains in Greece said on Thursday they are restricting how much flour and sunflower oil customers...
Read moreUkraine farm minister has resigned, says APK-Inform
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine's agriculture minister Roman Leshchenko has submitted his resignation, APK-Inform consultancy said on Thursday. The ministry...
Read moreUkraine bans fertiliser exports – agriculture ministry
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine, a major global producer of agricultural products, has banned exports of fertilisers given the Russian...
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U.N. agency warns Ukraine war could trigger 20% food price rise
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - International food and feed prices could rise by up to 20% as a result...
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Ukraine to sow as many crops as possible this spring – President
By Pavel Polityuk LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine must sow as many crops as possible this spring, despite the Russian...
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Shipping industry urges safe passage for trapped ships and crews in Ukraine
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Shipping industry officials called on Thursday for safe passage for hundreds of seafarers and...
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Food crisis grows as spiralling prices spark export bans
By Nigel Hunt LONDON (Reuters) - A global food crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine escalated on Wednesday as...
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Ukraine introduces export licences for key agricultural commodities
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine has introduced export licences for its key agriculture commodities wheat, corn and sunflower oil, Interfax...
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Food prices jump 20.7% yr/yr to hit record high in Feb, U.N. agency says
(This March 4 story corrects to replace year-on-year pct change in headline and first paragraph to 20.7% from 24.1% after...
Read moreUkraine says shipping through Azov sea is now open again
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia has withdrawn previously announced restrictions for ships in the Sea of Azov linked to naval drills...
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Food prices rise in Jan., led by vegetable oils, U.N. agency says
ROME (Reuters) - World food prices rebounded in January and remained near 10-year highs, led by a jump in the...
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U.S. says sufficient evidence of forced labour at Malaysia’s Sime Darby Plantation
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The United States on Friday said it has sufficient information to determine that Malaysian palm oil...
Read moreIndonesia court rejects bid to reinstate palm oil permits in Papua
(Corrects conversion of 70,000 hectares in third paragraph to 172,973 acres, not 1.73 mln acres) By Agustinus Beo Da Costa...
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Malaysia lifts migrant worker ban, to reopen holiday island to foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will let foreign workers back into the country after an almost 16-month hiatus due to...
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Indonesia to use “existing laws” as palm oil moratorium expires
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will use existing laws in a jobs creation bill passed last year to deal with issues...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says striking truckers to stand down on Sunday
By Leonardo Benassatto and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that allied truckers protesting...
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Brazil truckers block highways, Bolsonaro asks protestors to stand down
By Ana Mano and Gram Slattery SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian truckers staged demonstrations throughout Brazil on Wednesday, partially blocking key...
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