Egg production in the United States climbed 2 percent in October, while broiler-type chicks hatched climbed 1 percent higher, the US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service reported.
Algeria's food imports dropped by 16.59 percent to 709 million U.S. dollars in October 2013, compared to 850 million in the same period in 2012, the official APS news agency reported Saturday, quoting figures of Customs.
Sales of the Bakery & Cereals market in Brazil will grow rapidly during 2007-17, driven by increased demand from middle-class consumers in the country, says a report by Canadean Food.
Tom Hertel is challenging the basic economic notion of supply and demand by stating that despite an impending food boom, prices of food will get cheaper.
As California winemakers are fighting tooth and nail to export more product to the lucrative Chinese market, their counterparts in nearby Washington State are doing the same.
Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 110,000 metric tons of soft red winter wheat for delivery to Egypt during the 2013/2014 marketing year.
Japan refrained from making concessions to the United States over calls to scrap tariffs on all items other than politically sensitive rice during recent talks over the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to sources.
Global crop production in 2013 will see slight increases in key crops with a more notable rise for wheat, Chinese researchers said in the country's maiden report for an initiative assessing crops around the world.
Peru's non-traditional agricultural exports totalled US$ 940 million in September this year, an increase of 18% over the same period 2012, according the Agricultural Producers Association of Guilds of Peru (AGAP).
Energy, relaxation, the return of speed-scratch products, foraged ingredients and protein are all trends to watch in 2014, according to Jamie Rice, research director for RTS Resource, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
MPI applauds the hefty sentence handed out last week to a commercial fishing skipper operating out of Tauranga for his part in a black-market fishing operation.
Looking forward into 2014, the latest trends impacting the food and beverage industry will include moves to reduce food waste and a focus on “regaining consumer trust”, following a year of negative headlines.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has now released its 2013 summaries of the Status of New Zealand’s Fisheries which confirms most New Zealand fisheries are performing well.
The prices of farm produce in 36 major Chinese cities dropped slightly in the week ending 10 November compared with the previous week, a Ministry of Commerce statement said.
Korea is courting high-end buyers in mainland China with processed, branded seafood products — even as it draws increasing investment from Chinese aquaculture players to its shores.
The prices of farm produce in 36 major Chinese cities dropped slightly in the week ending Nov 10 compared with the previous week, a Ministry of Commerce statement said.
Agria Corporation today announced that it has entered an agreement to establish the China National (Yangling) Plant Variety Rights Trading Center (the “Center”).
Indonesia badly wants to build its sales of value-added product in China, moving away from a trade that’s dominated by shipments of whole-round product.
