Hit by sluggish Chinese demand, India’s cotton export is expected to fall 29 per cent to 7 million bales in the current crop year that ends in September. India has so far exported only 4.5 million bales of cotton this year, media ...
Tags: Chinese demand, cotton export
Canada based agribusiness joint venture G3 Global Grain Group (G3) is set to acquire 50.1% stake in grain handler CWB for C$250m ($201m). G3 is a joint venture between the Canadian subsidiaries of Saudi Agricultural and Livestock ...
China's fixed asset investment rose 13.5 percent from a year earlier to 7.75 trillion yuan (1.26 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2015, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. The pace of increase slowed further ...
Chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis said eight more new textile mills would come up in the Vidarbha region, which has seen a spate of suicides by cotton farmers in recent years. According to media reports, the chief ...
Tags: Textile Mills, Devendra Fadnavis, Textile
A Pakistan parliamentary panel has recommended the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to buy seed cotton instead of lint to protect cotton farmers as it was unable to fix the minimum cotton price. This was done in line with the ...
Wheat futures told the story best early Monday morning: An 11-cent drop in the nearby futures contract in overnight trading was a surefire sign that it rained in the Plains . . . or that the trade thinks it did. Rain did fall, but it ...
Canadian agricultural company Grober Group will build a $12m dairy plant in the Cayuga County Industrial Park in Aurelius, US. Last week Grober representatives met with the Cayuga County Industrial Development Agency board of directors to ...
Tags: Grober Group, dairy plant
One of the oldest ways to fertilise crops was “slash and burn” agriculture, where tropical forests are intentionally levelled and burned to create open space and nutrients for crops. In the US, this month’s innovation ...
Tags: Low Cost Fertiliser, Fertiliser
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for unified efforts to enhance food safety, ensuring safe production, distribution, and preparation of food. He pointed that the safety threat evolves from new production, distribution and ...
Tags: food safety, safe production
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule to amend and update its regulation on registration of food facilities, in a bid to enhance the food facility registration system. Besides improvement, this new development ...
SumoSalad creates concept shop for a ethical local food consumer demographic Australian salad bar group SumoSalad has opened the doors to its first ‘Green Label’ concept store. SumoSalad has grown quickly into a successful ...
The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has appealed union minister of state for textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar to direct Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to immediately commence selling of cotton by e-auction directly to the actual ...
Tags: good quality cotton, Cotton
China’s cotton policies will evolve based on continued movement toward a market-driven economy, balancing the interests of Chinese cotton farmers against those of textile manufacturers, disposal of the country’s large cotton ...
Tags: cotton policies, textile, cotton
World Health Day 2015 focuses on food safety The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2015, which it is celebrating today, 7 April 2015, to highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food ...
Tags: food safety, Food production, Food
Australian Made Campaign welcomes delay and more consultation on Country of Origin labels The Australian Made Campaign has welcomed the Government’s decision to consult with stakeholders and undertake consumer research into its ...
Tags: Made Campaign, consumer demand, Agriculture