World food prices up in April for 2nd month, says UN agency
PARIS — The United Nations (UN) food agency’s world price index rose for a second consecutive month in April as higher meat prices and...
South Korea to slap fines on food manufacturers for ‘shrinkflation’
SEOUL — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said food makers and suppliers will be required to notify shoppers if they reduce the size of their...
Non-rice allocations sought in infra-heavy DA proposed budget
THE infrastructure-heavy budget proposed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) for next year should accommodate crops other than rice, analysts said.
US regulator gathering data on spices from India after alleged contamination
HYDERABAD — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on products of Indian spice makers MDH and Everest after Hong Kong...
Consumer gulf widens as demand for premium and budget foods grows
LONDON — From Nestlé to Danone, food companies are seeing shoppers that want either premium or cheaper products, with less interest in items in...
Tree replanting singled out as priority use of coco trust fund
THE GOVERNMENT needs to fully utilize the coconut levy asset fund to revitalize the industry by mounting a major replanting effort, according to coconut products manufacturer Axelum Resources Corp.
CA revokes biosafety permits for Golden Rice, Bt Eggplant
THE Court of Appeals (CA) has revoked the biosafety permits for the commercial propagation of Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant, citing their potential risks...
Australia pushing farm chemicals regulator reforms
CANBERRA — The Australian government will push the country’s farm chemicals regulator to improve the quality and integrity of its decision-making and reduce its...
US to spend $1 billion on food aid abroad amid global hunger crisis
THE US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will distribute $1 billion in US commodities to countries with...
New NFA palay buying prices not expected to push retail prices higher
THE National Food Authority’s (NFA) new buying prices for palay or unmilled rice are not expected to push retail rice prices higher, with traders already paying much more at farmgate, analysts said.
DA lifts ban on Belgian, French poultry
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it lifted the import ban on poultry from Belgium and France.
Separate memorandum orders issued by the agency...
US bets on climate friendly farming; experts doubt it is climate friendly enough
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is offering farmers money for adopting practices that store carbon in the soil to fight climate change, but...