The newly secured access for apples builds on a series of recent positive trade outcomes for Australian horticulture, including improved access for table grapes to Japan and new market access for plums to Vietnam The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) has welcomed the announcement of new market access for Australian[Read More…]
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Coffee Bros urges US Government to exempt coffee from new tariffs
The petition, titled “Exempt Coffee from Tariffs: Protect American Small Businesses and Preserve Coffee Quality,” has begun gaining traction online Coffee Bros., a U.S.-based specialty coffee roaster, is urging the federal government to immediately exempt coffee from the newly imposed tariffs that threaten to disrupt the American coffee industry, drive up prices for[Read More…]
WorldVeg opens modernised International Vegetable Genebank in Taiwan
The modernisation of the International Vegetable Genebank aligns with Taiwan’s commitment to global food security and sustainable agriculture The World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) held the inauguration ceremony of the modernised International Vegetable Genebank in Tainan, Taiwan, marking a significant milestone for one of the world’s most important vegetable genetic resource repositories.[Read More…]
JBS announces $100 Mn investment plan for Vietnam
The plants will be responsible for producing beef, pork, and poultry and will primarily use raw materials imported from Brazil to supply the Vietnamese market and other Southeast Asian countries JBS has just announced a $100 million investment plan for the construction of two factories in Vietnam, a move aimed[Read More…]
Australia’s united food and wine team heads to Japan
It’s the sixth target market for the Collaboration Group, which has previously focused on emerging markets across Asia, including Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Taiwan The Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group is headed to Tokyo in April as part of an ongoing effort to improve bilateral trade relations[Read More…]
Adverse weather conditions causing coffee prices to reach highest levels
New FAO study notes a nearly 40 per cent price surge in 2024 due to supply-side disruptions, primarily from unfavourable weather World coffee prices reached a multi-year high in 2024 – increasing 38.8 per cent on the previous year’s average – mostly driven by inclement weather affecting key producing countries,[Read More…]
Thai mango exports up by 45%
South Korea has now surpassed Malaysia as the top importer, accounting for 62.2 per cent of the exports Thailand’s mango exports have surged significantly, driven by the global popularity of “Mango Sticky Rice.” In 2024, fresh mango exports from Thailand grew by 45.68 per cent, reaching a total value of[Read More…]
Vietnam’s seafood exports hit $10Bn
Shrimp and pangasius contributed 60 per cent of the total revenue, with shrimp exports rising 16.7 per cent to $4 billion and pangasius growing 8.9 per cent to $2 billion compared to 2023 Vietnam’s Seafood exports hit $10 billion in 2024, bolstered by shrimp and pangasius, despite challenges in markets,[Read More…]
Vietnam’s e-commerce platform Kamereo secures $7.8Mn funding
The funds will be allocated to expanding operations in multiple cities across Vietnam KAMEREO INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. operates a B2B food supply e-commerce platform in Vietnam and has successfully raised $7.8 million in its Series B funding round. The funding came from notable investors, including Sumitomo Corporation, Inspire Co., Ltd.,[Read More…]
Singapore’s GFP partners with Vietnam’s Nguyen Gia Cooperative
The cooperative will achieve 100 per cent cage-free operations in 2025 through GFP’s technical expertise and Impact Incentives program Singapore-based Global Food Partners (GFP) has partnered with Nguyen Gia Livestock Production Cooperative, led by Nguyen Huu Tue, one of North Vietnam’s largest egg producers, to spearhead the country’s largest transition[Read More…]
