Indonesia offers to cut duties on US goods, purchase $500 million of wheat in...

JAKARTA — Indonesia has offered to cut duties on key imports from the US to “near zero” and to buy $500 million worth of...

September seen as crunch time to resume Brazil chicken imports

THE Meat Importers and Traders Association (MITA) has asked the government to fast-track the lifting of the import ban on Brazilian poultry after that...

Los Baños laboratory upgraded to increase high-yield planting materials output

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it rehabilitated a tissue culture laboratory in Los Baños, which specializes in high-yielding planting materials. The upgraded lab houses...

Japan private-sector rice imports soar in May

TOKYO — Japan’s private-sector rice imports rocketed higher in May as the country grapples with supply shortages that have become a major headache for...

Nigeria’s Dangote aims to end Africa’s fertilizer imports

LAGOS — Africa will be self-sufficient in fertilizer within 40 months, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote said Friday, in the wake of a planned expansion...

Brazil to confirm which of its regions are free of disease

BRAZIL is expected to file documents to validate which specific regions of the country are free of animal diseases like bird flu, according to...

DoST funding efforts to curb disease in farmed shrimp

THE Department of Science and Technology (DoST) said it is funding a project that addresses viral disease in farmed shrimp using RNA interference-based technology. Researchers...

USDA developing bird flu vaccine plan for poultry

CHICAGO — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considering a potential plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time that...

Trump suspends enforcement of Biden-era farmworker rule

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said on Friday it was suspending enforcement of a “burdensome” farmworker rule from former President Joe Biden’s administration. The...

Coconut exports deemed priority over biofuel — Axelum

COCONUT product exports and domestic demand must take precedence before the government raises the coco-methyl ester (CME) content of biodiesel by 1 percentage point, Axelum Resources Corp. said.

Australia to boost aerial surveillance of Pacific for illegal fishing fleets

SYDNEY — Australia plans to significantly boost surveillance of Pacific Islands territorial waters, spending A$477 million ($310.72 million) on aerial patrols for illegal fishing...

Trump promises immigration order soon on farm and leisure workers

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said he would issue an order soon to address the effects of his immigration crackdown on the country’s...