Nielsen Forecasts Big Decade for C.B.D.
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Nielsen projects the U.S. hemp-based C.B.D... Full Story
Soybeans, Wheat, Corn Mostly Lower Ahead of U.S.D.A. Reports
Category: Grains
Soybean futures mostly eased Tuesday as investors squared their positions ahead of anticipated supply-and-demand data due Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Grain markets remained risk-averse ahead of... Full Story
Equities Soar as China Acts to Stimulate Its Economy
Category: Policy
Stock markets around the world enjoyed a rally to open 2020 after China said it would take further steps to reinvigorate its economy, the world’s second-largest. Full Story
Trend of The Year: Plant-Based Foods
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Plant-based eating has become a mainstream movement. U.S. retail... Full Story
Challenging Year Ends With Mostly Higher Ingredient Prices
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Sugar
(Food Business News) - In a year fraught with weather and trade challenges, prices of most key... Full Story
The Year in Packaged Foods Innovation
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Millennials and Generation Z, seeking... Full Story
Tweets and Export Sales Lift Agricultural Commodities
Category: Oilseeds
(foodbusinessnews.net) - Corn, soybean and wheat futures advanced, sharply in some cases, after a... Full Story
Clearing the Way for Protein in Beverages
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - New ingredients are focusing on improving flavor and mouthfeel in beverages... Full Story
Slideshow: Drink Mixes Tapping Into Top Diet Trends
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Fast-paced, on-the-go lifestyles are giving rise to an array of drink powders that allow consumers to add, mix and enjoy all types of beverages, anywhere, anytime. This includes everything from next-generation... Full Story
Wheat Mixed, Soybeans and Corn Lower in Pre-Report Position Squaring
Category: Grains
Soft red winter wheat futures climbed slightly Wednesday on short covering and technical buying with additional support from a short Australian crop season due to weather. Hard red winter and spring wheat futures both... Full Story
Ag Commodities Mostly Lower On Profit-Taking, Weather, Demand
Category: Weather
After weather concerns for Southern Hemisphere competitors elevated wheat futures for... Full Story
Going with the Grains for Fiber Claims
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration over the... Full Story
Picking a Protein for Premium Performance
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Pursuit of distinctive qualities in a sports nutrition product, be it a beverage... Full Story
Fair Sugar Policy Act of 2019 introduced in Congress
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - A bipartisan group of 40 representatives and senators on Sept. 26 introduced the “Fair Sugar Policy Act of 2019” into the House (H.R. 4521) and the Senate (S.2568) seeking to amend language of the farm bill’s sugar... Full Story
Top Trends at the 2019 NACS Show
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Specialty foods are fueling sales at convenience... Full Story
Soybean Rally Endures On Lower-Than-Expected Stockpiles
Category: Trends
Soybean futures extended Monday’s gains to the highest level since July 22 on Tuesday. Recent U.S.D.A.... Full Story
Forecasts, a Chinese Buy Boost Soybean Futures
Category: Trade
Midwest rains and news that Chinese importers bought about 10 cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, or about 600,000 tonnes, sent soybean futures higher. Corn futures perked up on adverse crop weather, and wheat futures... Full Story
Next-Gen Flavors in Focus
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - The teens and tweens of today are influencing tomorrow’s flavor trends. Generation Z is set to surpass millennials as the world’s most populous generation. Forward-looking food and beverage brands are tapping into the tastes and preferences of this burgeoning cohort... Full Story
Nielsen Forecasts C.B.D. Sales of $6 Billion in U.S. by 2025
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Nielsen projects sales of $6 billion for... Full Story
E.U. Sugar Producers Suffer After Reform
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - After more than a decade of transition... Full Story
Baskin-Robbins to Launch First Non-Dairy Flavors
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - Baskin-Robbins, a business unit of Dunkin'... Full Story
Wheat Futures Soar on Unexpectedly Bullish U.S.D.A. Data
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - Winter wheat futures surged about 20c to... Full Story
Hitting the Sweet Spot in Ice Cream Innovation
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - Michael Shoretz made a lot of bad ice cream... Full Story
Consumer Tastes are Redefining Convenience Retail
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Convenience stores have evolved from... Full Story
Plant-Based Foods Gaining Mainstream Steam
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Plant-based food is a focus of product development at the nation’s largest supermarket chain. The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, plans to launch a variety of... Full Story
Formulating a Better Juice Application
Category: Technology
(Food Business News) - Ready-to-drink juice continues to be a... Full Story
F.D.A. Issues Final Guidance on Single-Ingredient Sugars and Syrups Labeling
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration has issued a final guidance for the declaration of added sugars on food labels for single-ingredient sugars and syrups... Full Story
Traditional Sweeteners Fit Into Today’s Clean Label Trends
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The sources of full-calorie sweeteners sound... Full Story
Dairy vs. Plant Protein
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - With plant protein dominating today’s food conversation, and showing few signs of abating, the dairy protein industry has joined forces to communicate... Full Story
Cannabis Situation Still Looks Foggy for Food
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Talk of cannabis filled educational sessions and... Full Story
Baby Boomers Driving Sugar Reduction, Replacement
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - Reducing or replacing sugar has become a major dietary target for consumers... Full Story
Trending Flavors in the Snack Aisle
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - When it comes to snack flavors, consumers... Full Story
Slideshow: Plant-Based Innovation Alive and Thriving at Expo West
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Plant-based food and beverage sales in the past... Full Story
Sauce Innovation Spotlights Freshness, Flavor and Clean Labels
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - The market for sauces, dressings and marinades is exploding. Consumer desire for something different in a familiar format is driving product developers... Full Story
Ingredion Acquires Potato Starch Producer
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Ingredion Inc. has acquired the operations of... Full Story
Analysts See India as Key to World Sugar Supply
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - Continued over production of sugar cane in India due to massive government subsidies... Full Story
Consumer Demands Stress Wheat Quality Over Quantity
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - Changing consumer demands, including... Full Story
Specialty Ingredients Central to Ingredion’s Growth Strategy
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - In 2015, specialty ingredients, which include ingredient formats derived from corn... Full Story
High Times Ahead for Restaurant Trends
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - An annual survey of chefs from the American Culinary Federation ranked cannabis and cannabidiol (C.B.D.)... Full Story
Formulating Eye-Appealing Beverages
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - We eat and drink with our eyes, with color... Full Story
Sprouted Grains and Sourdough: Special Processes for Specialty Bread
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - Grain selection plays a significant role in... Full Story
Ways to Reduce Added Sugars Multiply
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - As a deadline nears for a mandatory listing of... Full Story
Protein: The Nutrient That Sells
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Strengthening cookies. Satiating snack... Full Story
Getting the Color Right to Hit Beverage Trends
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Colors in a retail product may catch a... Full Story
Most People Know Difference Between Cow’s Milk and Plant-Based Alternatives
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - More than 70% of people in an International Food... Full Story
Truck Freight Rates Continue to Climb
Category: Transportation
(Food Business News) - Shortages of truck drivers and railroad workers... Full Story
US FDA Amending Additive Norms to Disallow Seven Flavouring Substances
Category: FDA
(Food & Beverage News) - The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) is amending its food... Full Story
Plant-Forward, Cheese-Centric New Product Innovation
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Current culinary culture may be focusing on... Full Story
Kellogg R.&D. Exec Highlights Changes in Innovation Approach
Category: Trends
(Food Business News) - Mega trends that were prominent a few years... Full Story
War of Words Escalates in Papa John’s Spat
Category: Retail
(Food Business News) - It has been a little more than a month since a... Full Story
Organic Wheat Prices Swing Higher
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - Prices for organic food-grade hard red spring wheat and hard red winter wheat advanced... Full Story
Balanced Portfolio Boosts Hormel Foods’ Third-Quarter Results
Category: Retail
(Food Business News) - Challenging market conditions in commodity... Full Story
Kroger Introduces Our Brands to International Audience
Category: Retail
(Food Business News) - The Kroger Co. is taking its Our Brands portfolio... Full Story
Pretzel Performance Standing Out in Snacks Segment
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Twists, sticks, braids, crisps and sandwiches... Full Story
Increased Production Driving Global Sugar Glut
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - Massive global sugar surpluses this year and... Full Story
Ingredion Looks to Bounce Back From First-Half Setback
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Poor performance in North America contributed to weaker earnings at Ingredion, Inc. in the second quarter of fiscal 2018, prompting the company’s... Full Story
Restructuring Efforts Take Toll on TreeHouse Foods Earnings
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Divestments, stock-keeping unit (s.k.u.)... Full Story
U.S. flour production climbs in second quarter
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - Flour production in the second quarter of 2018 totaled 105,303,000 cwts, up 0.8% from 104,468,000 cwts in the same period in 2017, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)... Full Story
Dairy Farmers of America Invests in High-Protein Greek Yogurt Brand
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - Dairy Farmers of America (D.F.A.) has invested in MOPRO... Full Story
Associated Milk Producers Recalling Whey Ingredient
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - Associated Milk Producers Inc. (A.M.P.I.) is recalling some dry whey powder sold in... Full Story
PepsiCo Seeking Solutions to Scale Up Small Brands
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - A challenge PepsiCo, Inc. faces is developing new products and brands... Full Story
Conagra Brands to Acquire Pinnacle Foods
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Conagra Brands, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire... Full Story
Food safety, transparency of utmost importance, IDDBA president says
Category: Food Safety
(Food Business News) - Instore deli, bakery and... Full Story
Trade woes hurt soy complex, wheat down despite weather
(Food Business News) - Signs that trade tumult between the United States and China will continue pressured... Full Story
Ag Secretary Offers Insight on Trade Issues
Category: Policy
(Food Business News) - Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, in remarks made March 19 to members of the National Grain... Full Story
Putting Money Where The Mouths Are
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Emerging brands in the natural and organic marketplace continue to capture the... Full Story
U.S.D.A. Chief Economist Offers Peek into 2018 Ag Outlook
Category: USDA
(Food Business News) - Robert Johansson, chief economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture... Full Story
Protein To Remain On Trend In 2018
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - As the calendar has turned to 2018, the incorporation of protein into food and beverage formulations remains a leading product trend. What stands out is the growing number of protein-centric ingredients consumers are willing to embrace in product formulations... Full Story
Freshness, Transparency to Propel Beverage Trends
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Perishable ready-to-drink (R.-T.-D.) beverages continue to populate retailers’ refrigerators in response to consumers’ growing desire for minimal processing. Processes such as cold press and cold brew, often coupled with high-pressure processing, are proving to be suitable replacements for ultra-high temperature pasteurization... Full Story
Playing the Natural Flavor Game
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Seventy per cent of shoppers prefer to have “natural flavors” on ingredient statements, according to a recent consumer shopping and buying behavior study from Kemin Industries, Des Moines, Iowa. Half of shoppers who prefer natural flavors also said it makes the food sound more natural, and 33% said it sounds more nutritious. Full Story
U.S.D.A. Forecasts Record U.S. Sugar Production
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Dec. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report forecast U.S. beet sugar production in 2017-18 at a record 5,359,000 short tons, raw value, up 409,256 tons, or 8%, from the November projection and up 5% from 5,103,000 tons in 2016-17, which was raised 2,000 tons from November... Full Story
World Flour Trade Holds At All-Time High, Barely
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - Significant changes in global flows of flour were projected in the latest 2017-18 forecasts of the International Grains Council, but aggregate global trade totals were left unchanged by the I.G.C. from its August outlook. World flour trade in the current crop year was projected at a record 17 million tonnes (wheat equivalent), up slightly... Full Story
The ‘Clean’ Trend Is Shifting From The Label To Processing
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - The global scope of the clean label trend was on display on the opening day of Food Ingredients Europe, taking place Nov. 28 – Nov. 30 in Frankfurt. It is clear the trend has gone mainstream globally and is beginning to move into ingredient and finished product processing techniques... Full Story
Staying Alert in Non-G.M.O. Labeling
Category: GMO
(Food Business News) - The new G.M.O. labeling law might have some influence on what ingredients and foods qualify as non-bioengineered/non-G.M.O. Highly processed sugars and oils are examples. The G.M.O. labeling law, known as the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard... Full Story
State of the Industry: Beverages
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Alternatives to carbonated soft drinks, such as bottled water, energy drinks and ready... Full Story
Clean Label Dominates Conversation at IFT17
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - At this year’s Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting and exposition, held in Las Vegas June 25-28, clean label was a common theme among the latest ingredients on the show floor. Whether reducing sugars, packing products full of nutrients or providing improved functionality, label-friendly was a priority in developing many of these... Full Story
Food Trends: What’s New, What’s Next
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Vegetable butchery, lab-grown burgers, seaweed and spirulina may be among the food trends of tomorrow. Concepts supporting sustainable nutrition and busy consumer lifestyles are set to emerge, said Kara Nielsen, manager of Sales and Engagement USA for Innova Market Insights... Full Story
Unwrapping Opportunities in the Confectionery Market
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Consumers today treat sugar like an ex-lover, said Darren Seifer, food and beverage analyst at The NPD Group. “They want you around, but they don’t want you around as much as they used to,” Mr. Seifer told industry professionals at the Sweets & Snacks Expo, held May 23-25 in... Full Story
U.S.D.A. Loosens School Meal Nutrition Standards
(Food Business News) - Secretary of Agriculture George E. (Sonny) Perdue on May 1 announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture ... Full Story
Ethnic Flavors Flooding the Food and Beverage Marketplace
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - It is common to view the flavor landscape through the lens of a single emerging cuisine. Yet often lost in such a singular focus is the explosion of various ethnic flavors currently hitting the food and beverage market. A report from the market research company Technomic, Chicago, shows how the trend is impacting the market for salad dressings... Full Story
Homework for New Protein Sources
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - A proliferation of protein sources has made an impact on the food industry in recent... Full Story
Trade Issues Have Potential Mixed Impact on Sugar
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - While the U.S. withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership “doesn’t mean much for sweeteners,” the impact could be significant if the North American Free Trade Agreement is cancelled or rewritten, said Ambassador Darci Vetter, former chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative. Ms. Vetter, the opening speaker at the International Sweetener Colloquium in Dana Point... Full Story
Beverage trends 2017
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - It’s the real thing.” “Taste that beats the others cold.” “It’s that refreshing.” “The fresh up family drink.” “Made from the best stuff on earth.” There was a time when such slogans alone sold soft drinks. Today the consumer wants to know more. What makes it real? What did you add or do to make it taste so good? How does it refresh? Is it safe for my family? What makes your stuff better than the competition?... Full Story
F.D.A. Extends Comment Period on ‘Healthy’ Labeling
Category: FDA
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration has extended the time period for receiving information and comments on the use... Full Story
F.D.A. issues sodium reduction guidance to industry for comment
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration issued for comment on June 1 draft guidance for the Full Story
Harris Poll finds support for federal G.M.O. labeling
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - A Harris Poll released May 25 found 75% of respondents said they supported labeling legislation for genetically modified organisms (G.M.O.s) and 9% said they opposed it. Full Story
Dairy items register highest organic price premiums
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - Organic price premiums were especially high for eggs, yogurt and milk in a U.S. Full Story
F.D.A. views evaporated cane juice as sugar
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration said that in its view sweeteners derived from Full Story
U.S.D.A. acts to boost current-year sugar supplies
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on May 17 said it increased the current-year (2015-16 ending Sept. 30) domestic sugar Overall Allotment Quantity (O.A.Q.), reassigned some projected surplus domestic sugar marketing allotments and reassigned part of the surplus cane sugar marketing allotment to raw cane sugar imports. Full Story
The top three trending superfoods
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Superfoods are surging in popularity as consumers crave more nutrient-dense products, Full Story
Beverage makers capitalizing on dairy
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Dairy-derived ingredients are nutritious and functional components of many recently Full Story
Protein-packed items may need specific messaging
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Merely promoting protein on the front of a package no longer may lead to successful food Full Story
The next level for dressings, sauces and marinades
(Food Business News) - Experimentation and simplicity are the trends that have come to define the market for Full Story
Dairy flavor innovations
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - Cows’ milk’s neutral flavor, even after churned into ice cream or fermented Full Story
Egg prices continue to fall from record highs
(Food Business News) - Breaking egg prices have fallen below the cost of production to five-year lows, and Full Story
U.S.D.A. surprises with more corn, fewer wheat acres
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its annual Prospective Plantings report surprised the trade with a larger-than-expected increase in 2016 corn planting intentions Full Story
U.K. to implement tax on sugary beverages
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - In the future, March 2016 may be viewed as a turning point in how the federal governments of some Full Story
F.D.A. delays menu labeling enforcement date
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration said it is delaying the Dec. 1, 2016, effective Full Story
U.S.D.A. makes no changes in forecasts
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on March 9 left unchanged its 2015-16 supply-and-demand balance sheets for all-wheat and corn while making only Full Story
Complexity of G.M.O.s creating confusion
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Policy, Sugar
(Food Business News) - The issue of non-bioengineered ingredients and what rules should be in Full Story
G.M.O. labeling alone may cost Americans $3.8 billion
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Policy
(Food Business News) - The one-time cost to American consumers associated with the Vermont Full Story
Voluntary G.M.O. labeling bill proposed in Senate
(Food Business News) - Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas has introduced a bill that would make the Full Story
Heavy snowfall disrupts milling, logistics
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Weather
(Food Business News) - Snowfall of two to three feet on Jan. 22 and 23 brought weekend Full Story
‘The U.S. consumer has changed’
Category: Food Safety, Grains, Oilseeds
(Food Business News) - Such traditional factors as price, taste and convenience hold less Full Story
U.S.D.A. detects bird flu in Indiana
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Jan. 15 confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic Full Story
Sweetener Users testify on impact of T.P.P.
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The Sweetener Users Association (S.U.A.) indicated its support for the Tran Full Story
Price rise short-lived after friendly U.S.D.A. data
(Food Business News) - Wheat, corn and soybean futures posted solid gains after a bevy of U.S. Department of Full Story
Winter wheat plantings estimate falls well below expectations
(Food Business News) - The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Jan. 12 estimated winter wheat plantings for harvest in 2016 at Full Story
Drinking yogurt market in transition
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - While health remains a core focus, the manufacturers of drinking yogurts Full Story
They’re here — Dietary Guidelines for Americans arrive
(Food Business News) - The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released today differ Full Story
F.D.A. extends period for comments on natural labeling
Category: Food Safety, Grains, Policy
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration now will accept information and Full Story
Sugar reduction is not a global trend
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - Reduced sugar products have had a limited global impact on retail sales, according Full Story
Organic field crop production remains low
(Food Business News) - Production of organic field crops remains low despite often wide price Full Story
U.S. 2016 sugar carryover down 11% from November
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on Dec. 9 forecast U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2016, at Full Story
U.S. 2016 wheat carryover unchanged from November
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Dec. 9 World Agricultural Supply and Full Story
State of the industry: Dairy products
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - While retail white milk sales continue to decline year after year, in general, the Full Story
Sweet ending: Sugar groups, corn refiners settle lawsuit
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The sweetener battle is over. A sugar industry party, including the Sugar Association Full Story
U.S. 2016 sugar carryover up 7% from October
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on Nov. 10 forecast U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2016, at Full Story
U.S. corn, soybean crops up from October
(Food Business News) - U.S. 2015 corn production was estimated at 13,654 million bus, up 99 million bus, or Full Story
Ag leaders alarmed by U.S. crop insurance cut plan
(Food Business News) - Top members of the United States House and Senate agriculture committees, as well Full Story
I.T.C. rules U.S. producers harmed by Mexican sugar
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. International Trade Commission on Oct. 20 in its final determination on agreements suspending the antidumping and countervailing Full Story
Nonfat dry milk prices rising
(Food Business News) - Although still below highs for the year and well below year-ago levels, prices Full Story
Price swings create challenging markets
Category: Cocoa, Dairy, Grains, Oilseeds, Sugar
(Food Business News) - While prices for several raw commodities and other ingredients are down sharply Full Story
U.S.D.A. sets 2016 sugar tariff-rate quota
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service on June 12 announced the fiscal 2016 raw and refined sugar tariff-rate quotas and Full Story
Breaking egg prices ease, but supply remains critical
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - The spread of H5N5 highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States appeared to be Full Story
U.S. 2015 sugar carryover seen up 12%
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on June 10 forecast U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2015 Full Story
Egg price outlook ‘impossible’ amid bird flu crisis
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - The outlook for prices of U.S. eggs and egg products in light of the current outbreak Full Story
U.S.D.A. raises U.S. sugar ending stocks
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its April 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected 2014-15 U.S. sugar ending stocks at 1,700,000 short Full Story
U.S. wheat carryover down 7 million bus from March
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on April 9 forecast the carryover of wheat on June 1, 2015, at Full Story
U.S.D.A. pegs sugar beet area up 2% from 2014
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its March 31 Prospective Plantings report said Full Story
Soybeans up 1%; corn, wheat down
(Food Business News) - U.S. farmers intend to boost 2015 soybean planted area by 1% and to a record high but reduce Full Story
Mexican trade rift clouds sugar outlook
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - Global sugar outturn is expected to decline in 2016 and beyond, but the near-term outlook for the North American Free Trade Agreement region Full Story
Dairy seen firming while cocoa outlook weak
Category: Dairy
(Food Business News) - Analysts speaking at the International Sweetener Colloquium in Orlando this week painted a Full Story
Senators introduce Sugar Reform Act of 2015
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - Three senators, in continuing efforts to reform the U.S. sugar program, introduced the Full Story
No changes from January in U.S.D.A. sugar numbers
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Feb. 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates made no changes from its January sugar supply Full Story
Sugar market awaits Mexico trade resolution
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - Uncertainty related to the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and Mexico has added a new level of uncertainty to the market since Full Story
U.S.-Mexico sign sugar trade agreements
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Commerce late Dec. 19 said it had signed agreements to suspend the antidumping (A.D.) and countervailing duty (C.V.D.) Full Story
U.S.D.A. raises 2014-15 sugar ending stocks 13%
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Dec. 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected 2014-15 U.S. sugar ending stocks Full Story
Bulls, bears at play in 2015 commodity outlook
(Food Business News) - Lower price levels in 2015 should encourage growth in consumption, which will support Full Story
Mexico threatens W.T.O. if no sugar agreement
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - Mexico wants a negotiated settlement in the sugar trade dispute with the United States Full Story
U.S.D.A. raises 2014-15 sugar ending stocks
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Sept. 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected 2014-15 U.S. sugar ending stocks Full Story
U.S.D.A. raises corn, soybean crop estimates up 3%
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Sept. 11 Crop Production report forecast Full Story
Weather adds anxiety ahead of crop report
(Food Business News) - Concerns about an early frost sent grain and oilseed futures higher on Sept. 8, only to retreat Full Story
Speaker says U.S.D.A. lost control of sugar market
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture lost its ability to control the U.S. sugar market in the past two years because of the inability to limit imports of sugar Full Story
I.S.O. sees global sugar balanced in 2014-15
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - Global sugar supply and demand may come into balance next year (2014-15) after four years of oversupply, Jose Orive, executive director of the Full Story
Senators oppose limits on sugar trade with Mexico
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - A group of 17 U.S. senators, led by senators Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, both of whom for years have led efforts Full Story
Sugar users urge no restrictions on Mexico trade
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The Coalition for Sugar Reform and 17 other industry and consumer groups in a July 15 letter Full Story
U.S.D.A. reduces sugar ending stocks
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its July 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2015, at Full Story
U.S.T.R. reallocates 2013-14 sugar imports
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Trade Representative on July 3 reallocated to other countries 99,290 tonnes, raw value, of World Trade Organization tariff rate quota for imported Full Story
U.S.D.A. corn, spring wheat ratings edge higher
(Food Business News) - U.S. Department of Agriculture weekly crop condition ratings edged upward for corn and spring wheat but edged downward for soybeans while winter wheat Full Story
U.S.D.A. boosts sugar ending stocks
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its June 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2015, at Full Story
Northern corn lag could reach prevent-plant dates
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - Corn plantings in the 18 major states advanced quickly after a start slowed by cold, wet weather Full Story
U.S. 2015 sugar carryover seen down 31%
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected Full Story
Sugar users cite C.B.O. forecast of sugar program costs
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The Coalition for Sugar Reform cited the Congressional Budget Office’s April 2014 Baseline for Farm Programs as further reason to change the U.S. sugar Full Story
D.O.C. initiates sugar dumping case against Mexico
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Commerce late April 18 said it was initiated an antidumping and antisubsidy-duty investigation into U.S. imports of sugar from Mexico. Full Story
Gum market poses challenges
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Prices for gum ingredients and other hydrocolloids may resemble a wave: rising, cresting Full Story
G.M.O. labeling bill proposed in House
(Food Business News) - The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, a bill to be introduced into the House of Full Story
U.S.D.A. again cuts U.S. sugar carryover forecast
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its April 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2014, at 1,610,000 short Full Story
Soybeans record high; corn, wheat down
(Food Business News)- U.S. farmers intend to boost 2014 soybean planted area by 6% and to a record high 81.5 million acres Full Story
I.C.C.O. forecast 115,000-tonne cocoa bean deficit
Category: Cocoa
(Food Business News) - In its first outlook for the 2013-14 crop year, the London-based International Cocoa Organization forecast a 115,000-tonne global cocoa bean deficit, down from an upwardly-revised 2012-13 deficit of 174,000 tonnes. Full Story
U.S.D.A. says food prices to rise 2.5% to 3.5% in 2014
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - The all-food component of the Consumer Price Index was forecast to rise 2.5% to 3.5% Full Story
Sanitary food transportation rule proposed
Category: Food Safety, Policy
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule for the sanitary transportation of food Full Story
Western drought worsens and widens
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds
(Food Business News) - The worst drought in four decades that has fueled concerns about water availability in California Full Story
Winter wheat area down 3% from 2013
(Food Business News) - The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the area planted to winter wheat for harvest Full Story
U.S. 2013-14 sugar carryover down from December
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Jan. 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2014, at 1,881,000 short tons, raw value, down 94,000 tons, or 5%, from its December projection and down 279,000 tons, or 13%, Full Story
Corn sweetener prices will be lower in 2014
(Food Business News) - The generally complicated sweetener picture (sugar and corn sweeteners) appears Full Story
C.C.C. sells 216,750 tons of sugar
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corp. said Nov. 22 it sold 216,750 tons of sugar for use in biofuel production under the Feedstock Flexibility Program (F.F.P.) in its Nov. 14 tender that closed Nov. 20. Full Story
Global trends to watch in 2014
Category: Food Safety, Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Energy, relaxation, the return of speed-scratch products, foraged ingredients and protein are all trends to watch in 2014, according to Jamie Rice, research director for RTS Resource, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Full Story
F.D.A. moves to remove artificial trans fats from processed foods
Category: Food Safety, Grains, Oilseeds, Policy
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration believes partially hydrogenated oils Full Story
ASR buys 50% of Italian sugar refinery
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - ASR Group said it has acquired 50% ownership of Europe’s second-largest cane sugar Full Story
Government shutdown: States grapple with no U.S.D.A. crop updates
Category: Cocoa, Grains, Oilseeds, Policy, Sugar
(Food Business News) - Midwestern states in the midst of large corn and soybean harvests are making do with the ongoing lack of fresh U.S. Department of Agriculture crop condition and harvest progress data caused by the shutdown of the federal government. The anecdote has replaced enumeration in trying to stay abreast of harvest progress and crop conditions. Full Story
U.S.D.A. buys, sells 136,026 tons of sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Sept. 30 it had bought and immediately Full Story
U.S.D.A. announces third sugar exchange
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sept. 12 announced the third exchange of the summer of Full Story
August all-wheat price down 2c from July, $1.13 from 2012
(Food Business News) - The preliminary national average price received by farmers for all wheat in August was $6.91 Full Story
C.C.C. offered 7,118 tons sugar in tender
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture late Aug. 30 said it bought 7,118 tons of sugar Full Story
F.D.A. seeks study into fortified snack foods, beverages
Category: Food Safety, Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration has submitted information to the Office of Management and Full Story
Allergens remain significant threat to food safety
Category: Food Safety
(Food Business News) - Undeclared allergens caused 60% of recalls from the Food and Drug Administration and 65% of recalls from the U.S. Department Full Story
F.D.A. defines ‘gluten-free’
Category: Policy
(Food Business News) - The Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule defining gluten-free for voluntary food and beverage labeling. In order to use the term on its label, a food must meet all of the requirements of the definition, including that the food must contain less than 20 parts per million of gluten, according to the agency. The rule also requires foods with the claims “no gluten,” “free of gluten,” and “without gluten” to meet the definition for “gluten-free.” Full Story
House passes farm bill, minus SNAP extension
Category: Policy
(Food Business News) - The U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 216 to 208 on July 11 passed a revised Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, although it did not contain an extension for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that includes food stamps. Full Story
High temperatures challenge Kansas corn
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds
(Food Business News) - A bout of temperatures in the high 90s and low 100s descended on much of Kansas Full Story
Key crops keep progressing toward five-year averages
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds
(Food Business News) - A weekend of favorable weather, coupled with earlier scattered dry, sunny conditions, Full Story
U.S. 2014 sugar carryover up 19% from May
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its June 12 World Agricultural Supply Full Story
Trade sees planting edging higher
(Food Business News) - Traders expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture to report modest gains in corn Full Story
Planting comes to soggy halt in Midwest
(Food Business News) - Widespread rainfall over the weekend brought corn and soybean planting to a soggy halt across much of the Midwest, and forecast for more rain most of this week will continue to limit fieldwork in many areas. Full Story
Senate begins to debate farm bill
Category: Policy
(Food Business News) - The Senate on the afternoon of May 20 began consideration of the Agriculture Full Story
Views vary on corn planting progress
(Food Business News) - While generally good corn planting progress was made last week, traders’ ideas of Full Story
U.S.D.A. sees record 2013-14 wheat output
(Food Safety News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its May 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Full Story
April all-wheat price up 41c from previous year
(Food Business News) - The preliminary national average price received by farmers for all wheat in April was Full Story
First-quarter flour output down 0.5% from year earlier
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - U.S. flour production in the first quarter of 2013 as reported by the North Full Story
Grain markets plunge on China data
(Food Business News) - Grain and oilseed markets plunged with other commodity and equity markets on April 15 Full Story
Freeze damage to Oklahoma wheat greater than expected
(Food Business News) - Damage to winter wheat in Oklahoma may be worse than initially expected, according Full Story
Weekend freeze damage to winter wheat seen as minimal
(Food Business News) - There were mixed views as to the amount of damage, if any, that may have been incurred by hard red winter wheat from weekend sub-freezing temperatures across western portions of the southern Plains. Full Story
Recent storms ease drought in middle of US, could delay spring planting in muddy fields
Category: Miscellaneous
(Fox Business News) - Climatologists say recent rain and snowstorms are slowly easing the grip of the Full Story
Midwest snow helps wheat, but more would be better
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds
(Food Business News) - David Salmon, an agricultural meteorologist, said the recent heavy snow Full Story
Wheat planted area seen mostly flat through 2022-23
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its U.S.D.A. Agricultural Projections to 2022 Full Story
U.S. 2012-13 sugar supply, carryover raised again
Category: Sugar
(Food Business News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Full Story
World wheat ending stocks up from January
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - World wheat ending stocks for 2012-13 were projected at 176.73 million tonnes, Full Story
Sugar, cocoa boost Fairtrade growth
Category: Cocoa, Policy, Sugar
(Food Business News) - Growth in cocoa and sugar helped Fairtrade International achieve increases of 10% in the number of producer organizations and 13% in the number of farmers and workers in the system between 2010 and 2011, Full Story
June nonfat dry milk production up 15% from 2011
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - June production of edible nonfat dry milk was 169,135,000 lbs, down 13% from May Full Story
April nonfat dry milk production up 31% from 2011
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - April production of edible nonfat dry milk was 192,364,000 lbs, up Full Story
Markets look to plantings report for direction
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - Agricultural futures markets’ attention this week will be riveted on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Prospective Plantings Full Story
Flour output in 2011 down 1.4%
Category: Grains
(Food Business News) - Wheat flour production in 2011 is estimated at 411,745,000 cwts, down 1.4% from 417,396,000 in 2010 Full Story
Sugar Association sends HFCS comments to F.D.A.
Category: Sugar
The Sugar Association has advised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reject Full Story
Louisiana Sugar Refining makes shifts in ownership
Category: Sugar
Cargill and Sugar Growers and Refiners, Inc. have acquired Full Story
Sugar growers amend HFCS lawsuit
Category: Sugar
Sugar cane and sugar beet growers on Nov. 18 filed an amended complaint Full Story
U.S. corn, soybean crops down from October
Both U.S.D.A. production numbers were below the average Full Story
