World food prices rose significantly in November, reaching their highest point in more than two years, driven by jumps in the international prices of meat products and vegetable oils
Food & Commodity
China Mengniu Dairy set to buy Kirin’s Australian dairy firm for US$407mn
![Te acquisition further opens-up potential raw milk and other ingredient sourcing opportunities. (Image source: Thomas B./Pixabay)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_milk-cans-1659157__640.webp)
Te acquisition further opens-up potential raw milk and other ingredient sourcing opportunities. (Image source: Thomas B./Pixabay)
China Mengniu Dairy Company has announced that it will buy Lion-Dairy & Drinks, an Australia-based branded dairy and beverage company, from Japan’s Kirin Holdings for US$407mn
Fresh hops sent to Korea for brewing
![The hops were used to brew fresh hop ales by three Seoul breweries and were released last month. (Image source: Yakima Chief Hops)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_hops.webp)
The hops were used to brew fresh hop ales by three Seoul breweries and were released last month. (Image source: Yakima Chief Hops)
Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a global hop supplier, has exported the largest shipment of freshly harvested hops from the Pacific Northwest to South Korea in one day for the first time in brewing history
Reverse osmosis set to help food processing sector
![The liquid passes from a solution of lower concentration to higher concentration in order to balance the amount of salt in each. (Image source: AMPAC USA)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_ampac__usa.webp)
The liquid passes from a solution of lower concentration to higher concentration in order to balance the amount of salt in each. (Image source: AMPAC USA)
As water is an important part of the food manufacturing process and needs to be absolutely safe to be used for manufacturing purposes, reverse osmosis (RO) is set to eradicate pathogens, organic microorganisms, chemicals, TDS and suspended solids
MSC and MEDLOG provide door-to-door services for rice in containers
![Transshipment operations are minimal and rapid, turnover time in port is greatly reduced. (Image source: MSC Mediterranean)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_MSC16007156__Final.webp)
Transshipment operations are minimal and rapid, turnover time in port is greatly reduced. (Image source: MSC Mediterranean)
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company provides expertise to connect traders, exporters, brokers and suppliers around the world with their major markets, providing end-to-end transport and logistics solutions for rice