An increase in eastbound long-haul grain and petcoke cargoes from the US Gulf Coast has triggered a rebound in Handysize and Supramax freight rates in this key loading area this week. Also, inquiries in the region remains spearheaded by ...
Tags: Corn Demand, US Gulf Coast
Annual Export Trends of Global Agriculture, Horticulture or Forestry Hand Tools From 2011 to 2015, export value of global agriculture, horticulture or forestry hand tools were USD 1,622,000,000, USD 1,535,000,000, USD 1,595,000,000, ...
Tags: Forestry Hand Tools, Hand Tools
Annual Export Trends of China's Agriculture, Horticulture or Forestry Hand Tools China's agriculture, horticulture or forestry hand tools export trended down during the period from 2012 to 2015. The export value in 2015 was USD ...
FAO and WFP say law will greatly enhance worldwide efforts to combat hunger and rural poverty 25 July 2016, Rome - Leaders of two United Nations agencies fighting hunger worldwide have applauded new legislation in the United States ...
Tags: WFP, President Obama, rural poverty
At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions ...
Tags: vicious cycle, food insecurity, UN agencies
UK based packaging maker RPC Group has acquired packaging firm British Polythene Industries (BPI) for about £261m ($379m). BPI is focused on manufacturing and supplying of about 275,000t of polythene films annually for markets ...
Tags: retail food, waste polythene, RPC
The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has selected Delphi Automotive as a strategic partner in implementing autonomous mobility concepts, through its technologies in advanced safety and automated software. Delphi will provide a ...
Tags: Autonomous Vehicle, LTA
Corporate financial results for the first half of this year are nigh, and more than 60 percent of some 1,800 A-share listed companies have said they expect positive growth. Agriculture, biopharmaceutical, food and beverage are among the ...
A list of fruit that is permitted to be imported into China, organised by country, could be a source of valuable information for smart Australian fruit-growers and exporters. The updated list was released last week by the Chinese General ...
Tags: Fruit Exports, Fruit
SunRype has relaunched its snack bar portfolio to be gluten-free, nut-free and vegan. It has also introduced bars of fruit and chia. The decision to reformulate the grab-and-go snacks “represents a big commitment from SunRype in ...
Tags: SunRype, Snack Bars
The US Senate has approved a bill, which mandates nationwide labeling of food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMO). The bipartisan bill, which mandates GMO labeling contents with words, pictures or a bar code on the ...
Tags: GMO, food system
A new research has found a way to reduce Salmonella bacteria in meat products by deploying an old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages. The new technique has been developed by Assistant Professor Amilton ...
Tags: Salmonella bacteria, bacteriophages, food borne illnesses
A panel of some of Australia’s most respectable experts and leaders in the food industry will present at a free networking breakfast for Young Professionals in the industry at the 49th Annual AIFST Convention. Georgie Aley, CEO of ...