Food commodity prices fall for fifth year in a row in 2016

Prices of major food commodities declined for the fifth year in a row in 2016, averaging 161.6 points for the year as a whole, some 1.5 percent below their 2015 levels.

Two Polish Seamen Die of Food Poisoning off West Africa

Two Polish seafarers died and 13 were hospitalized after suspected food poisoning broke out on board a cargo...

Container lines returning European food exports destined for Russia

Maersk Line is reported to have a significant amount of fresh produce bound for Russia which now needs to be...

Russia to boost trade with Egypt after Western food ban

Russia will increase exports of wheat to Egypt and imports of other agriculture products from it, ...

Hong Kong suspends all imports from US-owned Shanghai Husi Food

HONG KONG has suspended all imports from the US-owned Chinese food supplier Shanghai Husi Food at the centre of...

Forrest's 100-year food plan for China gathers momentum

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest will get a chance to progress his ambitious plans for a China food deal...

Shipowners could fall foul of food and catering regs under MLC 2006

The coming into force of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) has brought with it a...