News & Analysis on the Dairy Industry & Markets
Food retailers often find themselves accused of preying on other players the food chain - exerting undue pressure on suppliers, destroying local community jobs by opening new stores and impacting the environment by opening them in out-of-town...
Brazil, a leading exporter of soybeans and key competitor with the US, is worried that rising production costs for soybeans could eat into local farm profits next season, while global stocks rise, according to fresh figures from the US government.
Today the US government will host a public meeting for feedback on imminent changes to the food guide pyramid while the food industry's largest association continues to say that the 'shape' of the pyramid does not need to change.