The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has assured the global food commodity markets are on a stable path for the year ahead with firm production prospects and abundant stocks
Livestock
Indonesia remains top US shrimp supplier, despite fall in exports
The latest figures from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have revealed that Indonesia is the top shrimp exporter to the US in April 2016 despite a 15.5 per cent drop in its exports
Filipino Halal Act expected to promote meat exports
President Aquino has signed into law the Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion Act, which is expected to boost the country’s exports
Taiwanese pig farmers urge president-elect to maintain stance on ractopamine ban
Pig farmers in Taiwan have called on President-elect Tsai Ing-wen to ‘show integrity’ and maintain her view on US pork containing ractopamine
Vietnamese tuna exports to China up 253 per cent
China emerged in the top 10 list of largest tuna importers of Vietnam in the late 2015 and Q1 2016, reporting a 253 per cent jump from Q1 2015