It posted a better than expected 3% rise in first quarter sales and said it remained confident in achieving its full-year expectations despite the trade war hurdles. The lack of an outlook upgrade ...

In one year kernels, which are largely grown in either the US or Iran, have surged from $7.65 a pound to around $10.30 a pound, Giles Hacking, from nut trader CG Hacking, told the Financial Times.