Record-high 2022 pork imports seen to further harm local meat producers
Brazil was the Philippines’ primary source of meat imports with Spain and the United States coming in second and third.
Agriculture
Cambodia’s agriculture minister unveils plans for ‘luxury’ produce
According to the agriculture ministry, from January-October 2022, agriculture produce exports to international markets accounted for more than US$3.06 billion.
Chicken meat may cross beef price as feed crisis sees no end
There has been a sharp spike in the prices of poultry products since Oct 2022 after authorities stopped the release of GMO soybean shipments arriving mainly from the US and Brazil.
Oma tuna fetches ¥36.04 million at New Year’s auction in Tokyo
The bid was significantly higher than the top price paid in 2021 or 2022, when demand for tuna in the food service industry fell due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sweet success as Pailin longan proving a big hit with Chinese
Chamroeun of China Jinkwoayuan said his company has exported more than 2,000 tonnes of fresh longans to date.
No abundance of groupers for Chinese New Year
Farmers said the Covid-19 movement control orders had broken the supply chain, and it would take some time for farmers to recover.
An odyssey to find the truth of grains
Commencing its fourth season, the program adopts a global perspective to trace a variety of grains and how they became an essential component of the human diet.
Get ready to pay more for vegetables, consumers warned
The continuous wet spell that is expected to last until next February has reduced the yield of highland vegetable farms, say farmers.
Cambodia eyes rice sales to Maldives
“The Maldives is a rice-deficient country, so we want to forge links through tourism and milled rice exports," says Cambodia PM Hun Sen.
Premium durians going for a steal
The durians come from Perak or Pahang, which are among the states that enjoy a short year-end durian season that lasts till next month.