China expands Spanish pork access as trade tensions with US intensify
BEIJING/MADRID — China has signed two agricultural trade protocols with Spain covering pork and cherries as the world’s second largest economy acts to bolster...
Farm producers could target PHL after US tariffs
US FARM exporters locked out of markets by retaliatory tariffs could target the Philippines, crowding out domestic producers, industry officials said.
Agri dep’t pushes BSP for continued use of abaca fiber in PHL banknotes
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Sunday that it will seek to reverse a central bank decision halting the use of abaca fiber...
US FDA suspends program to improve bird flu testing as federal gov’t cuts staff
THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is suspending efforts to improve its bird flu testing of milk, cheese and pet food due to...
Agri trading center opens in Rosales, Pangasinan
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has opened a P60-million agriculture trading center in Rosales, Pangasinan that will further integrate farmers into the supply chain...
India offers US tariff cuts on farm imports
NEW DELHI — India has offered tariff cuts on imports of US farm products like almonds and cranberries as a further concession to the...
Italy concerned but not ‘terrified’ by potential Trump wine tariffs
ROME — Italy is concerned but not “terrified” of any new tariffs the US could impose on wine, the agriculture minister said, adding he...
Argentine farmers delay sales of soy over murky forex outlook
BUENOS AIRES — Argentine farmers are selling their soy crop at the slowest pace in 10 years as producers bet on a likely weakening...
Vietnam rice waste levels set as benchmark for PHL
POST-HARVEST RICE losses are expected to decline by at least nine percentage points following a P10-billion investment in upgrades to rice storage facilities, the Department of Agriculture said.
Japan zero-tariff deals eroding PHL banana competitiveness
THE zero-tariff arrangements enjoyed by other banana suppliers to Japan are eroding the competitiveness of Philippine growers, whose rates were set in 2006, officials...
PHL seeks easier Japan access for banana exports
THE Philippine embassy in Tokyo said visiting Department of Agriculture (DA) officials have asked Japan to lower tariffs on Philippine bananas, citing the need...
Biofertilizer plant opens in Laguna
AGRI SPECIALIST, Inc. said it opened a 2,000-square meter automated manufacturing facility in Laguna with a capacity of 7,200 metric tons of biofertilizer annually.