1. Widespread rains in the largest Arabica-producing nation Brazil have led to a 14% decline in global Arabica prices in the past two months.
2. PDC Capital Group, a private equity fund, is raising $45m in EB-5 immigrant investor funds to assist biodegradable organic chemical products.
3. USDA launches $160m fund for agri research and education.
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture will award grants across water, climate, childhood obesity and food security projects.
4. The New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC) commits $200m to TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II.
5. Eight out of the world’s top 10 peanut consumers are in Asia, where eating the nuts appears to be an altogether safer pastime than doing so in Europe or North America.
6. Kerry Group is in advanced discussions to sell its €160m ($181.28m) Australian bakery business Pinnacle.
7. pcoming EU regulation of food enzymes could affect food companies’ approach to research and development, according to enzyme specialist Novozymes.
8. Sugar sales dropped to £298m (€338m) in 2014 and coincided with findings that nearly half of British consumers had shied away from sugar that year.
9. The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed a nutrient profiling tool to help European member states that wish to restrict marketing of certain foods to children.
10. USDA announced that it's Natural Resources Conservation Service will invest an additional $84 million through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) to help disaster recovery efforts through more than 150 projects in 13 states.
2. PDC Capital Group, a private equity fund, is raising $45m in EB-5 immigrant investor funds to assist biodegradable organic chemical products.
3. USDA launches $160m fund for agri research and education.
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture will award grants across water, climate, childhood obesity and food security projects.
4. The New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC) commits $200m to TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II.
5. Eight out of the world’s top 10 peanut consumers are in Asia, where eating the nuts appears to be an altogether safer pastime than doing so in Europe or North America.
6. Kerry Group is in advanced discussions to sell its €160m ($181.28m) Australian bakery business Pinnacle.
7. pcoming EU regulation of food enzymes could affect food companies’ approach to research and development, according to enzyme specialist Novozymes.
8. Sugar sales dropped to £298m (€338m) in 2014 and coincided with findings that nearly half of British consumers had shied away from sugar that year.
9. The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed a nutrient profiling tool to help European member states that wish to restrict marketing of certain foods to children.
10. USDA announced that it's Natural Resources Conservation Service will invest an additional $84 million through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) to help disaster recovery efforts through more than 150 projects in 13 states.
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