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Chiquita brand bananas for sale at a grocery store in Zelienople, Pa., Sept. 10, 2014.
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Banana Giant Chiquita to Resume Operations After Strike
The company agreed to hire back 3,000 workers in the initial stage.
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This Feb. 21, 2018, file photo shows a display of Heinz Ketchup on display in a market in Pittsburgh.
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Kraft Heinz to Split a Decade After Megafood Merger
Changing consumer tastes are leaving little appetite for big food companies.
September 2, 2025
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a joint statement with Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, at Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.
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Brazil's Government Will Buy Some Products Hit by Trump's Tariffs
The government will buy mangoes and Brazilian nuts — but coffee and beef didn't make the cut.
August 26, 2025
Gary Rynd displays an ear of corn with patchy kernels, likely due to pollination issues, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Paw Paw, Mich.
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To Get that Perfect Ear of Corn, Weather Has to Cooperate, but Climate Change Is Making It Dicier
High overnight temperatures, droughts or heavier-than-usual rains can all disrupt pollination.
August 25, 2025
An Aldi supermarket in London, May 2023.
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Rise in Airfare, Food Costs Pushed UK Inflation Higher, Denting Rate Cut Hopes
Inflation now at its highest rate since early last year.
August 20, 2025
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Anheuser-Busch Sells NYC Distribution Operations
Southern Glazer’s will launch a new division covering four of the city’s five boroughs.
August 20, 2025
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President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Aug. 26, 2025.
What Happens to Trump’s Tariffs Now That a Federal Appeals Court Has Knocked Them Down?
September 3, 2025
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ISM Reports August Manufacturing PMI of 48.7%
September 2, 2025
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How Europe’s Deforestation Law Could Change the Global Coffee Trade
September 2, 2025
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Court Finds Trump's Tariffs an Illegal Use of Emergency Power
September 2, 2025
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Vendor Managed Inventory and the ROI of Streamlining Supply Management
August 29, 2025
Ryosei Akazawa, newly appointed Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2024.
Japan's Trade Envoy Postpones U.S. Trip as Tokyo Calls for Faster Action on Tariffs Deal
August 28, 2025
People buy shea butter on a street, in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025.
Nigeria Bans Exports of Raw Shea Nuts
August 28, 2025
Senior instructor Markus Juarez, bottom, talks to student driver Jaime Rojas at California Truck Driving Academy, Inglewood, Calif., Nov. 17, 2021.
Trump Administration Threatens Funding for States Not Enforcing Trucker English Rules
August 28, 2025
A worker stitches a footwear in a manufacturing unit in Agra, India, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.
Trump's 50% Tariffs on India Take Effect
August 27, 2025
A hillside vineyard of Sauvignon Blanc grapes in central California.
California Wine Industry Torn on Trump Tariffs
August 27, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives before a trilateral signing with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Washington.
What to Know About Visas for Foreign Truckers and the Politics of a Deadly Florida Crash
August 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Aug. 22, 2025.
Canada to Match Tariff Exemptions Under USMCA Trade Pact
August 25, 2025
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Amazon Business Accounts for Over $35B in Annual Sales, Company Says
The e-commerce titan’s business supply segment now serves more than 8 million customers worldwide.
August 20, 2025
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Researchers Develop AI to Aid Emergency Food Distribution
They hope to build an online resource for food pantries.
August 19, 2025
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 17, 2025.
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Canadian Premier to Meet with Mexican President in Mexico Next Month
Both nations are dealing with U.S. tariffs and preparing for a review of the trade deal between the three.
August 18, 2025
A Ford vehicle is shown on the assembly line at the Ford Louisville Assembly Plant, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Louisville, Ky.
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U.S. Producer Prices Surge in July as Tariffs Push Costs Higher
The numbers were much higher than economists had expected.
August 14, 2025
Octopus traps sit on the Port of Lira on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Lira, Spain, during an unusually long octopus fishing pause period.
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As Octopuses Dwindle in Spanish Waters, Suppliers Look to Imports and Farming Despite Concerns
The prospect of farming has drawn pushback from animal welfare groups.
August 13, 2025
A car frame welded by robots at a Vinfast factory in Hai Phong, Vietnam, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Vietnam Wants to Be the Next Asian Tiger
It’s overhauling its economy to make it happen.
August 13, 2025
A General Electric washer sits inside a retailer, Sept. 15, 2023, in Marietta, Ga.
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GE Appliances Shifts More Production to U.S. as Part of $3 Billion Investment
The company will shift production from China and Mexico, and add over 1,000 jobs across five states.
August 13, 2025
Russian Matryoshka dolls depicting China's President Xi Jinping and President Trump at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Nov. 21, 2024.
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U.S., China Extend Trade Truce Another 90 Days
The move delays — once again — a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies.
August 12, 2025
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Mars Aims to Improve Cacao Production with Gene-Editing Tech
The company has licensed CRISPR and other tools in a bid to alleviate pressures on the crop.
August 11, 2025
Freshly baked bread called 'pan de batalla,' or battle bread, which uses government subsidized flour, sits in a basket at a bakery in El Alto, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.
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How a Shrunken Piece of Bread Explains Bolivia's Economic Catastrophe
The country is struggling to pull itself out of its worst economic crisis in four decades.
August 11, 2025
A worker holds acai berries for sale on Combu Island, Belem, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025.
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Acai Berry Producers Are Concerned as Trump Imposes Tariffs on Brazil's Exports
The U.S. is by far the largest importer of Brazilian acai.
August 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney tours the Gorman Brothers Lumber sawmill in West Kelowna, B.C., August 5, 2025.
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Ontario Premier Suggests Trump Could Reopen North American Trade Pact
Most of Canada's trade with the U.S. remains tariff-free because of the USMCA.
August 11, 2025
A vessel is loaded with containers at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal, Oct. 21, 2021, Savannah, Ga.
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Cargo Surge Amid Tariff Turmoil Drives Port of Savannah to Its 2nd Busiest Year
But double-digit increases during the spring months were followed by a drop in June.
August 7, 2025
The Statue of Liberty is seen near Port Liberty Terminals, New York, Aug. 6, 2025.
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Trump's Broad Tariffs Go into Effect Just as U.S. Economic Pain Is Surfacing
Goods from more than 60 countries and the EU became subject to tariff rates of 10% or higher.
August 7, 2025