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A year of contrasts for Swiss agriculture

This content was published on Dec 22, 2025 It was a year of contrasts for Swiss agriculture. Good harvests replenished stocks, but low producer prices, pressure from imports and the appearance of new pests reduced yields on many farms.

Food safety

Shark meat sold in Switzerland is contaminated with methylmercury

This content was published on Dec 17, 2025 Did you know you can find shark meat on the shelves of some Swiss grocery stories? They are rarely labeled as sharks, making it difficult for customers to know what fish they're buying and eating.

Food safety

Why is endangered shark ending up on Swiss plates?

This content was published on Dec 16, 2025 New regulations have restricted the import of shark meat but it still finds its way on to Swiss plates due to mislabelling and the clandestine trade.

Agribusiness

‘Läckerli Huus is not for sale’

This content was published on Nov 29, 2025 Since 2007, Miriam Baumann has been at the helm of Läckerli Huus, She tells Swissinfo what makes the Läckerli so unique.

Further decline in beer sales in Switzerland

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Beer sales decline again in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 26, 2025 Beer sales drop again in Switzerland, with non-alcoholic options rising 13%.

Agribusiness

Explainer: Will Swiss supermarkets be inundated with cheap, hormone-filled beef after US tariff deal?

This content was published on Nov 20, 2025 The US has reduced tariffs on Swiss exports from 39% to 15% but has wrangled duty-free access for American meat, fish and chicken in return. Should Swiss consumers be worried?

Food supply chains

Chocolate bounty: Ghana at war against cocoa smugglers

This content was published on Nov 5, 2025 The Swiss chocolate industry's main supplier of cocoa beans fights cocoa smuggling with new rewards for informants and support for farmers.

Agribusiness

Nestlé rejects allegations of human rights violations in supply chain

This content was published on Oct 30, 2025 Nestlé denies human rights abuse claims in its supply chain.

Harvesting coffee in Alfenas, Brazil, in July. The country is the world’s largest coffee producer.

Agribusiness

Coffee production may be imperiled as forests are destroyed for more crops

This content was published on Oct 24, 2025 A new report by an industry watchdog adds to growing scientific consensus that as forests are felled to make way for coffee farms, rainfall decreases and crops are more likely to fail.

Farmers' organisation sees improvement in EU treaty package

Agribusiness

Swiss farmers’ union applauds progress on EU treaty package

This content was published on Oct 22, 2025 Swiss Farmers' Union is positive about progress in EU treaty deal but has not taken a definitive position on it.

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