Starbucks Spills the Beans on Its Future

The picture Starbucks painted of future baristas Tuesday resembled smiling, hip George Jetsons in green smocks…

Protectionism in India Adds New Pressure to Food Prices

India’s rising food-price inflation should worry the world at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Garbled Government Data Release Flusters Grain Traders

Grain traders have already had plenty to worry about this year, including war, drought and inflation.…

Midwest Drought Adds to Pain in Grain Markets

The annual Professional Farmers of America crop tour shows many corn and soybean fields are wilting…

Coffee Could Get Even Pricier as Brazil’s Harvest Falters

By Yusuf Khan and Jeffrey T. Lewis Aug. 21, 2022 7:00 am ET Listen to article…

Heat in Europe Is Driving Up Olive Oil Prices

Soaring temperatures in Spain this summer are expected to hit the country’s olive oil production, pushing…

Drought Devastates U.S. Cotton Harvest

Southwestern cotton growers are abandoning millions of parched acres that they planted in spring, prompting forecasts…

Ukraine Mocks Russia After Explosions at Crimean Air Base

Listen to article (2 minutes) Ukrainian officials seized on explosions that hit a Russian military base…

Speculators Exit Agricultural Markets, Intensifying Crop Selloff

An exodus of hedge funds and other speculators from commodities markets has exacerbated the fall in…

Ukraine Grain Shipment Departs for First Time Since Russian Invasion

Ukraine dispatched its first grain shipment since the start of Russia’s invasion on Monday, under a…