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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biofuel prices jump as Israel-Iran conflict drives hunt for oil alternatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soyabean oil and palm oil also boosted by US plans to increase amount of sustainable fuels used in petrol and diesel]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/09976ba4-c0bf-48b0-b02f-391bcbc0a375</link><guid isPermaLink="false">09976ba4-c0bf-48b0-b02f-391bcbc0a375</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 04:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese queue for hours as rice shortage deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising prices and poor harvest create political pressure for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of July poll]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/acc95608-f77e-42e1-af92-b7cc1fef4620</link><guid isPermaLink="false">acc95608-f77e-42e1-af92-b7cc1fef4620</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 04:00:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian beef is a dubious dish for US investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[World’s largest meat processor has long coveted a stateside listing ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/84768966-1228-41fb-a757-0b3b86bdf016</link><guid isPermaLink="false">84768966-1228-41fb-a757-0b3b86bdf016</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:01:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China suspends chicken imports from Brazil due to detection of bird flu]]></title><description><![CDATA[South American nation had been the last big producer not affected by the outbreak]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0f88b3f0-4348-4370-abfb-1934050ca733</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0f88b3f0-4348-4370-abfb-1934050ca733</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 16:50:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US beef prices extend surge as ranchers face thinnest herds in 70 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A years-long drought in the American west has dried up grazing lands and created a shortage of calves ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ffd23343-473a-448b-8de7-e509e04a7576</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ffd23343-473a-448b-8de7-e509e04a7576</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 11:00:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The resilient coffee discovery that could save our morning brew]]></title><description><![CDATA[As climate change puts pressure on supply, new varieties are coming to the fore]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8b64f3b9-928c-4194-a805-51fa52a57699</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8b64f3b9-928c-4194-a805-51fa52a57699</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 04:00:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The signal from stock/bond correlation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus agriculture and diversification]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/70c71d99-472f-4467-8fa5-2f4f8315b196</link><guid isPermaLink="false">70c71d99-472f-4467-8fa5-2f4f8315b196</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:30:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chocolate makers slash price hedges in bet that bull market is over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soaring cost of protection using futures contracts prompts some groups to gamble on market stabilising]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/617d53c8-5d50-40c6-a26e-caa86491303a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">617d53c8-5d50-40c6-a26e-caa86491303a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:00:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois farmers focus on planting rather than Trump tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veterans of the trade wars, they know a great deal could change before the harvest]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f789de8c-379a-42ed-ad53-38ba05d37000</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f789de8c-379a-42ed-ad53-38ba05d37000</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:21:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premium chocolatiers thrive as consumers develop taste for luxury ]]></title><description><![CDATA[High-end brands shrug off volatile cocoa prices to enjoy a boom in demand as buyers ‘trade up’ ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f119b460-ebe5-47e2-a536-040bbf5d217c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f119b460-ebe5-47e2-a536-040bbf5d217c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocoa: a bittersweet tale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets have been hoppier than an Easter bunny]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c2ff0766-a921-4fd0-9bef-dc6834339436</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c2ff0766-a921-4fd0-9bef-dc6834339436</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 04:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubai chocolate sparks pistachio shortage as TikTokers go nuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global kernel prices surge by a third as demand for viral cream-filled bars strains supplies]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1844d9c9-e4a0-486d-b09c-53e780eff4e1</link><guid 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