Pakistan’s Punjab to release wheat stocks to curb rising prices
Currently, the Commodities and Price Control Department holds 0.89 million tonnes of carryover wheat stocks from last year’s procurement.
Trade regulations for eels proposed by CITES for sustainability reasons as Japan argues restrictions would affect imports
Japan argues that the international trade of Japanese eels does not pose any extinction threat.
Oil spill puts hundreds of hectares of farmland in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi at risk
Officials estimate that at least 50 hectares of rice fields in the province have been damaged and hundreds of hectares more may be impacted without prompt remediation.
Vietnam’s coffee industry spots opportunity amid rising global prices
The country's coffee export turnover reached more than US$560 million last month.
Indonesia raises rice price cap despite increased stock
The Rice and Grain Milling Entrepreneurs Association (Perpadi) welcomed the move, as rising production costs had made it difficult for mills to operate under the previous price…
Vietnam-Indonesia target $18 billion trade by 2028 with food security push
With a combined market of over 370 million consumers, Vietnam and Indonesia leverage agricultural strengths: Vietnam leads in rice exports, while Indonesia dominates palm oil and…
Crude palm oil prices in Malaysia likely to remain steady
The stronger performance comes even as Malaysian palm oil reserves are estimated to have surged nearly 10% a month earlier to around 2.23 million tonnes in July, the highest level…
Philippines suspends rice importation for 2 months starting September 1
The move is a bid to stabilise local prices and ensure that local farmers are not disadvantaged by the influx of cheaper imported rice.
Philippine inflation cools to 0.9% as rice prices drop
July’s figure was the softest since October 2019, when inflation stood at 0.6 percent.
New egg grade at affordable price coming to Malaysia, says agriculture ministry
The ministry also said the decision was made considering the confidence in the industry’s ability to ensure stable and sufficient production of chicken eggs.