Farmgate palay prices rise in 3rd week of Nov.
FARMGATE prices of palay, or unmilled rice, rose in the third week of November on a year-on-year and week-on-week basis, according to the Philippine...
Expansion of tuna quotas seen as ‘step backward’ for conservation
THE 51-nation tuna fisheries body for the Atlantic and Mediterranean boosted quotas for highly prized bluefin despite scientific findings that doing so could threaten...
Spain, Portugal struggle with extreme drought
SPAIN and Portugal are grappling with a devastating drought which has left rivers nearly dry, sparked deadly wildfires and devastated crops — and experts...
Cranberry overload spurs US producers to dump extra supply
CRANBERRIES might be a staple on Thanksgiving tables, but a glut of US supplies has gotten so large that fruit could be headed to...
Russia bans Brazil meat over additives
RUSSIA has decided to suspend imports of pork and beef from Brazil from Dec. 1 after traces of banned feed additives were detected in...
Calamansi is hot in Seoul, but can local suppliers deliver?
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia, Associate Editor
SEOUL — Calamansi is the latest food fad in South Korea, as health-conscious Korean women believe the Philippine...
Franklin Baker eyes new specialty coco products
DAVAO CITY — Coconut processor Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines is looking to develop new specialty products even as it keeps up with...
New Zealand to support farmers in Mindanao conflict areas
NEW ZEALAND has committed a $2.5 million to support agricultural development and food security in Mindanao, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
Global farmland acreage estimates upgraded by USGS
THERE’S MORE agricultural land in the world than previously thought, and India rather than the US or China is now believed to have the...
Star Wars meets fruit farms as lasers deter berry-stealing birds
IN THE HISTORIC BATTLE of birds versus farmers, there’s a new hi-tech scarecrow in town.
Bird Control Group, a Netherlands-based firm, is selling a laser...
China may get a boost from rising prices due to pork
MOUNTING inflationary pressure in China may get a boost from rising prices for one of the country’s main dietary staples: pork.
Food prices are one of the...
Dispute over weed-killer dicamba divides farmers in southern US
WHEN IT COMES to the herbicide dicamba, farmers in the southern state of Arkansas are not lacking for strong opinions.
“Farmers need it desperately,” said...