Sugar import plans frozen until mid-2025
THE Department of Agriculture said that it will postpone sugar imports until the middle of 2025, noting that domestic supply is expected to be...
Food companies sell less healthy products in poor countries — report
LONDON — The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell...
Famine imminent in Gaza, food security experts say
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS — There is a “strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas” of the northern Gaza Strip, a committee of global food...
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
LONDON — The UK government said cases of bird flu had been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in Yorkshire, after it increased the...
From farmers to importers: how Filipino rice growing went wrong
MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Alex Quinones has been a rice farmer in the Philippines for almost five decades - last summer was the first time his field...
Farm output in third quarter likely fell on impact of storms
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT in the third quarter likely fell due to the impact of tropical cyclones on crops and livestock, analysts said.
Crop insurance payouts for victims of ‘Kristine’ to total P666.5 million
TROPICAL DEPRESSION Kristine could trigger indemnification payments for farmers of at least P666.5 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
In a statement, the DA...
China pivot from US farm imports bolsters it against trade war risks
BEIJING/SINGAPORE — China’s push to shift its food import sources since 2018 has put it in a better position to impose tit-for-tat tariffs on...
Dairy imports expected to grow next year
PHILIPPINE DAIRY imports are expected to increase in 2025 due to strong domestic demand, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
In a report, the...
China’s five-year plan seeks to boost food output
BEIJING — China on Friday launched a five-year action plan to accelerate the digital transformation of the entire agriculture industry chain as part of...
Agriculture ‘most problematic’ area in India-EU free trade talks, German economy minister says
NEW DELHI — Agriculture is the “most problematic” area in talks to secure a free trade deal between India and the European Union (EU),...
Dairy regulator considering stock farm site in Palawan
THE National Dairy Authority (NDA) said it is seeking to establish a stock farm in Palawan to further grow the dairy herd.
Administrator Marcus Antonius...