Agriculture exports to be driven by improved supply, logistics
THE agricultural sector needs to reach a point where supply is reliable and consistent before it can service the export market, food and export...
German refiner Nordzucker sees opportunities in sugar price plunge
BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY -- A plunge in sugar prices will hit earnings at Nordzucker this fiscal year, the German sugar refiner said on Thursday, adding...
PCA hopes natural predator will control ‘cocolisap’
DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is banking on the use of the natural predator Comperiella to control the infestation of coconut...
Big Agriculture turns to peas to meet soaring global protein demand
CARGILL, the global grains trader, sees the future of protein in the humble pea.
In a joint venture at a Wisconsin plant, flour milled from...
DA rice processing equipment raising yields in Surigao del Sur
RICE farmers in Surigao del Sur are raising their productivity using post-harvest facilities provided under the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Farm Mechanization Program, the...
US wheat futures rise on worries about world weather
CHICAGO -- US wheat futures rallied on Thursday, their third straight day of gains, on worries that adverse weather will lead to crop shortfalls...
Warm weather helps European Union maize planting but raises yield risk
PARIS -- Warm, dry weather in the past month has helped European farmers catch up on maize planting but crops could start to suffer...
US-China trade dispute sows confusion in farmer planting plans
CHICAGO -- Tom Giessel is cutting back on plantings this year on his farm in central Kansas as he reckons with a drought, a...
Davao City taps online platform to help farmers with direct sales
THE DAVAO City Agriculturist Office (CAO) has launched two programs tapping social media to increase interest in agriculture among the young.
The DC AgriXchange platform,...
DA to review rules for importing carabeef
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) will be reviewing its importation guidelines for Indian buffalo meat or carabeef after the agency received reports of meat...
Davao’s Sun Made rice evaluating capacity, demand for ASEAN exports
DAVAO CITY -- The Mindanao Agri Network Corp. (MANCOR), distributor of rice brand Sun Made, is preparing to expand via exports to the Association...
Bicol urged to raise rice seed output
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said farmers in Bicol region need to produce higher-quality seed to increase access to planting material suitable to...
