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Margins for pork producers will remain close to break-even levels in 2016 thanks to rising feed costs, according to a new report.
The spread of information technology may be the key to unlocking the potential of sub-Saharan Africa’s agribusiness sector, according to PWC.
Private investment can build agri chains to feed growing cities, but only with help from policymakers in developed economies, a report finds.
MSCI vice-president Colm Lauder has said a vote for Brexit could negatively impact UK farmland and forestry for years to come.
The currently projected $9.7bn US agri-trade surplus is still far below the $25.7bn seen in 2015.
Advances in aquaculture will be needed to meet growing demand for protein in sub-Saharan Africa, but the sector faces many more problems than other primary production industries, according to the FAO.
Despite record production, a report by the Organic Trade Association says the supply chain must improve to meet growing US demand.
Asian demand dominates, and countries like Brazil are benefiting.
China's housing market and lower Chinese inventories have helped drive up demand.
Prices paid to US agri producers remain well below 2015 numbers despite edging up slightly from February.
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