GUANGZHOU, CHINA -- China is set to more than triple its ethanol production capacity by 2020, a government researcher said on Tuesday, with demand for the commodity expected to surge as the country shifts toward cleaner fuels.

MUMBAI -- India’s sugar production could fall in 2019/20 as farmers are struggling to plant cane because of a drought in two of the country’s top producing states, according to multiple industry officials and traders.

MCDONALD’S Corp said on Tuesday it plans to reduce the use of antibiotics in its global beef supply, fueling projections that other restaurants will follow suit.

CHICAGO -- China’s meager first purchase of U.S. soybeans since its trade war with the United States began in July disappointed farmers, grain traders and a U.S. government official hoping for larger sales to lift slumping prices and absorb a huge surplus across the U.S. farm belt, they said on Thursday.

FISHERMEN representing 100 communities nationwide are expected to purchase machinery and equipment at the World Trade Center, supported by P400 million worth of loans from the Department of Agriculture (DA).

AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said that he willing to allow 100,000 metric tons (MT) worth of sugar to be jointly imported by the Philippine Food Processors and Exporters Organization Inc (PhilFoodex) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), for use by food processors, if domestic supply is inadequate.

WELLINGTON -- Dairy giant Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited downgraded its forecast milk payment to farmers and said it was looking to sell its ice cream business, as the New Zealand-based firm reels from its first ever financial loss.

LONDON -- Paris wheat futures rose on Friday to their highest in almost two weeks, tracking a rally in U.S. wheat, but doubts over export demand for EU wheat helped keep a lid on prices.

BUNGE Ltd. is preparing to replace its Chief Executive Officer Soren Schroder as the global grains trader faces investor pressure, the Wall Street Journal...

BEIJING -- China will need to drop steep tariffs it imposed on a range of American farm products earlier this year before it can fulfill its pledge to buy substantial volumes of U.S. goods, said Chinese traders on Monday.

THE Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (SIAP) said new carrageenan applications have improved the industry’s prospects after a safety scare.

THE Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) expects to distribute for free to abaca farmers planting materials that can produce up to 54.4 million abaca plants.