CHINA –A 26-storey high-rise pig farm worth ¥4 billion (US$590M) has been constructed on the outskirts of Ezhou, a city…
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Boon to Ecuador cocoa sector as country signs free trade pact with China
ECUADOR – Ecuadorian food industry players, especially in the cocoa, have posited the free trade agreement (FTA) their government has…
Read MoreLow returns force Abbot Laboratories to pull out of Chinese infant formula market
CHINA – American infant formula giant Abbot Laboratories, is planning to discontinue the production and supply of infant formula in…
Read MoreChina imposes embargo on some Taiwanese beverages over non-compliance with new customs registration system
TAIWAN – China has suspended some shipments of beer, liquor, and other beverages from Taiwan, making a total of 2,409…
Read MoreNigeria starts export of Agri-commodities to China
NIGERIA – The Nigerian government, through the National Youth Service Corps program in partnership with Zeenab Foods Ltd, operators of…
Read MoreResearchers develop rice variety capable of regrowing season after season without reseeding
UGANDA – Researchers at Yunnan University have developed a variety of perennial rice named PR23 by cross-breeding regular annual rice…
Read MoreChina poised to produce more corn following joint venture by two local agritech firms
CHINA – Two local agriculture technology firms Origin Agritech Ltd and Sichuan Cloudland Agricultural Science and Technology have agreed to…
Read MoreChina displaces Indonesia as the largest buyer of Australian wheat
AUSTRALIA – World’s most populous country China has displaced Indonesia as the largest buyer of wheat from Australia, new data…
Read MoreDrought ravages French maize farms as China prepares for record soybean crop
FRANCE — The drought experienced during the 2022 spring season in France is coming back to haunt corn farmers with…
Read MoreNestlé starts commercial marketing of novel infant formula in China under WYETH S-26 Ultima brand
CHINA – Nestle has expanded the marketing of its new infant formulas containing a novel nutrient blend to all provinces…
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