The Philippine government has allotted a budget of 10.3 billion pesos ($236 million) to import half a million tonnes of rice via a tender rescheduled for later this month, according to a bid invitation published over the weekend.
Russia's threatened ban on U.S. poultry imports has agriculture companies alert to the risks of a conflict that's already roiled trading of crops ranging from soy, beef and fruit to California pistachios.
Crimean winemakers, targeted by Western sanctions, have asked Russian officials to limit imports of alcohol from Europe to try to boost sales, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it will modernize its decades-old inspection methods for poultry in an attempt to crack down on food-borne illness.
According to researcher ValueNotes, although the ready to eat (RTE) food category was first introduced in India in 1987, it was not well received by Indian consumers due to the dependence on traditional cooking.
Consumer demand in East and South East Asia for high value foods and beverages is driving export growth and diversification, a new Government report shows.
Facing tougher sanctions over Ukraine, Russia said yesterday it may ban imports of chicken from the US and fruit from Europe and is investigating McDonald’s Corp. cheese for safety.
Chinese authorities have vowed zero tolerance and harsh punishments for illegal sales and growing of genetically modified (GM) crops days after media exposure of GM rice on sale at a supermarket in central China.
New Zealand dairy farmers learned Tuesday that their earnings for the 2014-2015 season will be worse than expected thanks to a boom in global production and a glut of dairy products in China.
India threatened to block a worldwide reform of custom rules last week, saying it wants an agreement on food subsidies and stockholding to run parallel to the trade facilitation pact.
The Taiwan Flour Millers' Association has issued a tender to purchase 84,800 tonnes of milling wheat to be sourced from the United States, European traders said on Monday.
Several businesses have rushed to buy rice for export contracts amid price increase in the Mekong Delta where the summer autumn crop has entered peak harvest time.
The market management board of Da Lat Agricultural Market July 27 confirmed from the early July there has been three batches of Chinese potatoes ( total over 50 tons) being released into the market.
