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Chiquita has completed the Yelloway banana pan-genome, a scientific milestone designed to accelerate the development of disease- and climate-resilient bananas.

DSM-Firmenich has agreed to sell its Animal Nutrition & Health business to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for an enterprise value of around €2.2bn.

China has sharply reduced provisional import tariffs on European Union dairy products, easing pressure on exporters of high-value cheese and cream.

Food safety group FoodChain ID has acquired Brazilian certification body Sbcert, strengthening its position in livestock traceability and compliance.

Heritable Agriculture has won a $5m Gates grant to develop AI-driven, climate-resilient crops for smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries.

2nd Nature, the developer of the AgWaste Portal intelligent upcycling platform, has announced the launch of its first portfolio of AI-discovered functional ingredients.

France’s competition authority cleared Greenyard–Eureden JV and the merger of cooperatives Terres du Sud and Vivadour.

The report highlights that the growth in exports was primarily driven by significant price increases in key categories such as beef and dairy.

ADM has announced a three-year extension of its partnership with Bayer to support soybean farmers in Maharashtra, India.

The Cultured Hub, a scale-up facility established through a joint venture between Bühler, Migros and Givaudan, has expanded its services with the addition of plant cell culturing capabilities.

US vertical farming company AeroFarms said it has secured funding to continue operations, following the announcement of its closure last week.

US-based vertical farming company AeroFarms has revealed it will be ceasing operations and closing its site in Virginia, resulting in a termination of the company’s 173-strong workforce.