agricultural

USDA announces plans to ease port congestion

Published: June 23, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced several initiatives to improve congestion at major ports in the country.

USDA partners to improve capacity at Port of Oakland

Published: February 1, 2022

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with the Port of Oakland to set up a new 25-acre “pop-up” site to ease port congestion and restore disrupted shipping services for U.S. agricultural commodities.

Year ahead will be impacted by Brazilian cattle shortages

Published: March 17, 2021

According to a report by agricultural analytics firm Safras & Mercado, a shortage of cattle for slaughtering will impact Brazilian beef production for at least a year.

Kering launches the “Regenerative Fund for Nature”

Published: January 29, 2021

Kering and Conservation International have launched the “Regenerative Fund for Nature” to transform one million hectares of farms and landscapes producing raw materials in fashion’s supply chains, including leather, to regenerative agriculture over the next five years.

EU’s new eco-schemes include husbandry and animal welfare

Published: January 15, 2021

The European Commission published a list of potential agricultural practices that the eco-schemes could support in the future common agricultural policy (CAP). This list aims to contribute to the debate around the CAP reform and its role in reaching the Green Deal targets.

U.S. hides and skins exports forecast to decline US$100 million

Published: December 2, 2020

U.S. agricultural exports in Fiscal Year 2021 are projected at US$152 billion, driven by higher soybean and corn export values, while beef exports are to increase another US$200 million to US$7.1 billion.

Cargill no longer to report quarterly results

Published: June 8, 2020

The agricultural commodities multinational has announced it will no longer issue public releases on quarterly earnings, and the company has also recently outlined progress against sustainability goals in critical supply chains.

Income of Spanish livestock farmers 35% below average

Published: November 5, 2019

The Union of Agricultural and Livestock Farmers Unions is reported to have prepared a document on measures that can be taken by politicians to improve living and working conditions in the agricultural sector, ahead of the Spanish general election, to take place on November 10.

Demand for beef helps Cargill

Published: March 29, 2019

On a U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles basis), net earnings for the multinational producer and distributor of agricultural products, including hides, totalled US$566 million for the Company’s fiscal third quarter, a +14% increase from US$495 million a year ago.

China crackdown on counterfeit luxury leather goods

Published: March 22, 2019

Police in China are reported to have arrested 32 members of a group engaged in the illegal trade of counterfeit luxury goods, such as ‘Louis Vuitton’ and ‘Loewe’ brands.