Food price increases have outpaced most other components of consumer demand in the 2006-12 period, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its August issue of Amber Waves.
Singapore's Fraser and Neave Ltd, controlled by Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, said on Tuesday it had asked for a trading halt in its shares.
Food producer China Minzhong Food Corp Ltd on Monday became the first Singapore-listed Chinese firm to come under attack by a short-seller, which wiped off more than 50 percent of its market value in two hours and triggered a trading halt.
Half of the wine sold in Scotland’s off-trade in 2011 was below the government’s proposed minimum price, according to a new report, underlining why several European countries have challenged the move.
One of China’s leading tuna fishing firms, Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International today disclosed net profits of CNY 65.4 million (USD 10.7 million, EUR 8 million) for the first half of 2013, a year-on-year drop of 34 percent.
New product activity levels in the pizza market have remained relatively consistent over the past few years, despite ongoing consolidation in the industry.
A Sri Lankan court ended a ban on the sale, distribution and advertising of all Fonterra milk products, lawyers said, soon after the company suspended operations in Sri Lanka on last Friday.
Citrus and table grape industry leaders fear that some Australia-based Chinese companies are jeopardising hard-won export markets in mainland China by buying fresh fruit directly from local producers.
Food prices are predicted to increase anywhere between 1.5% and 2.5%, down from 3% to 4% as predicted in an earlier forecast, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Japan's supermarket sales in July fell 0.5 percent on yearly basis, down for the first time in two months, Japan Chain Stores Association said Wednesday.
Milk production of the US has increased to 51.95 billion pounds in the quarter to June (Q2) of 2013, up by 0.9%, compared to milk production of 51.5 billion pounds in the same period of 2012.
A new marketing report suggests that the value of the U.S. seafood industry will grow to USD 17.1 billion (EUR 12.7 billion) by 2017, despite the industry being at “an odd crossroads.”
