As per a report from Interfax, Ukraine has introduced export licenses for its key agriculture commodities including wheat, corn and sunflower oil. Traders will also need licences to export poultry and eggs. Incidentally, Ukraine is among the world’s leading producers… Read More ›
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Impact of COVID-19 in U.S. beef supply chain
In a significant development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated, it will be funding a $1 million research project to identify how COVID-19 could potentially enter the nation’s beef supply chain, starting from cattle in farms to packages of meat… Read More ›
Smithfield Foods, biggest U.S. pork processor indefinitely shuts down Sioux Falls, South Dakota, plant due to coronavirus pandemic
Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor stated, it will shutdown a U.S. plant indefinitely following a hike in the number of coronavirus cases among employees. It also warned that the country is moving “perilously close to the edge” in… Read More ›