Global Food Roundup: More Trade Risks and Cocoa Crisis Deepens

A customer in the fresh groceries section of a Mercadona SA supermarket in Barcelona, Spain, in 2023. — A customer in the fresh groceries section of a Mercadona SA supermarket in Barcelona, Spain, in 2023.
Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg

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By Nicholas Larkin

April 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM UTC

Global food trade has faced plenty of hurdles in recent years, from war disruptions to protectionist policies and bad weather. The headaches are still lingering.

Here’s a roundup of the latest in trade and other key food stories from around the world: